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On Saturday the moon was a half moon.
The moon was in its first quarter phase on Friday, appearing as a half moon. It transitioned to a waxing gibbous phase on Saturday, where it appears more than half full but less than full.
On Saturday 8th February, 2014, the phase of he moon was waxing gibbous.
The moon is not changing it's shape!
The moon phase last Saturday was a new moon. This means that the moon was not visible in the sky as it was positioned between the Earth and the Sun.
the day of the moon is a Saturday on Christmas Eve
The duration of Shape of the Moon is 1.82 hours.
The general term for the visible lit part of the moon is "the phase of the moon." The visible lit portion can have a crescent shape, a gibbous shape or a "half-moon" (half circle) shape.
The name Saturday came from Saturn. Similarly, Sunday and Monday got their names from the Sun and Moon.
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At the time of answering this question, last Saturday was 4th May 2013. The third quarter moon was on May 3rd so therefore the moon phase for this date (Saturday May 4th, 2013), was waning crescent.
Shape of the Moon was created on 2004-11-24.