After a full moon as we see less and less it's called a waning moon
the full moon is more closer to the sun than the half moon
A moon between half and full is called 'gibbous'.
When less and less of the illuminated half of the moon can be seen each night, it is called the "waning" phase of the moon. Specifically, this occurs after the full moon, leading to phases such as the waning gibbous and waning crescent. During this time, the visible portion of the moon decreases until it reaches the new moon phase.
The gibbous phases of the Moon occur when the visible face of the Moon is more than half illuminated, but not fully illuminated.
About a week after the full moon, the moon is called the last quarter moon and it's "face" appears to be half lit. More than half lit is a gibbous and less than half lit is a crescent.
After a full moon as we see less and less it's called a waning moon
It is half-empty!
the full moon is more closer to the sun than the half moon
It is not - I just checked and is is nearly 80% full.
A moon between half and full is called 'gibbous'.
The gibbous phases of the Moon occur when the visible face of the Moon is more than half illuminated, but not fully illuminated.
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before it is full: waxing gibbous after it is full: wanning gibbous
Those shapes, and the corresponding phases, are called "crescents" ... when the lighted part that we see is less than half of a full disk.
It is called a crescent, and if it is growing, it's called a waxing crescent, otherwise, it's a waning crescent. So, when less than half is facing the earth, it is called a Waning Cresent
"Gibbous" . . . less than full but more than half illuminated.