The various stages: * New moon - 0% visible
* Waxing crescent - between new and first quarter
* First quarter - 50% visible
* Waxing gibbous - between first quarter and full
* Full moon - 100% visible
* Waning gibbous - between full and last quarter
* Last quarter - 0% visible
* Waning crescent - between last quarter and new
* New - cycle repeats
I think I've heard it most commonly referred to as a lunar cycle. That was the original meaning of the word "month", but most of us who use the Gregorian calendar think of one of the twelve segments of the Gregorian year when we hear that word. Other synonyms for a lunar cycle are a lunation and a synodic month.
From one full moon to the next is a lunar month.
crescent moon
Waxing gibbous phase
waxing gibous
Between full moon and third quarter is called "waning gibbous."
The waxing crescent moon phase occurs between New Moon and First Quarter.
New moon."New Moon" follows "waning crescent"New Moon
The moon cycles through 4 phases every month. There are about 3 weeks between the first and last quarter phases of the moon.
Waxing gibbous phase
I believe that the anwser is last quarter.
waxing gibous
The phase that comes before the last quarter is called the waning gibbous.
A waxing crescent.
Waxing Gibbous
first or last quarter
First Quarter
Waxing gibbous
We see a Half Moon illuminated. The name of this phase is called Last Quarter. First Quarter is 1 week before a Full Moon.
We see a Half Moon illuminated. The name of this phase is called Last Quarter. First Quarter is 1 week before a Full Moon.