The waining crescent
No; it comes after. In order, the phases are: New Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third (or last) quarter, then the waning crescent.
The phase of the moon that follows the waning gibbous phase is the third quarter phase. During this phase, half of the moon is illuminated, and it appears as a half-moon. The third quarter occurs roughly a week after the full moon and signifies the moon's transition towards the new moon phase.
the Waning crecent moon
Third Quarter
New moon."New Moon" follows "waning crescent"New Moon
The next moon phase after the third quarter moon is the waning crescent moon. It is characterized by a decreasing illuminated portion of the moon visible from Earth.
Last or third quarter.
No; it comes after. In order, the phases are: New Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third (or last) quarter, then the waning crescent.
No; it comes after. In order, the phases are: New Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third (or last) quarter, then the waning crescent.
It is the "waning crescent" phase.
The phase of the moon that follows the waning gibbous phase is the third quarter phase. During this phase, half of the moon is illuminated, and it appears as a half-moon. The third quarter occurs roughly a week after the full moon and signifies the moon's transition towards the new moon phase.
A half moon refers to both the first quarter and the third quarter moon phase.
The right half of the moon is illuminated.
Waning cresent
Third quarter phase
The moon phase you are describing is the waning gibbous phase. This occurs after the full moon and before the third quarter moon when the illuminated portion of the moon is decreasing.
No. In the third quarter phase, the Moon rises about midnight and is half-illuminated.