Discuss waxing of the moon phases?

Answer 1

The moon goes through two main phases, waxing and waning. Waxing is when the, from your position on Earth, the moon is systematically getting more visible. Waning is the opposite, when the moon is getting less visible. The moon goes from a new moon,(0% is visible), to a crescent moon (waxing), then to a first quarter (waxing), then a waxing Gibbous, and to a full moon (100% is visible). After a full moon, the moon begins waning to a waning gibbous, then a last quarter, a crescent, and finally a new moon. After this the cycle begins again.

These are the visible spectrums of the moon in relation to a point on the Earth.

Answer 2

The 'waxing' moon phases include the waxing creacent, first quarter and waxing gibbous phases.

The waxing crescent moon looks lika a crescent (right side lit on northern hemisphere, left side lit in Southern Hemisphere).

The first quarter moon looks like an uppercase D in the northern hemisphere and a reverse capital D in the southern hemisphere.

Finally the waxing gibbous moon appears to be sort of egg shaped, with the rounded end on the right in the northern hemisphere and the rounded edge on the left in the southern hemisphere.

Answer 3

Waxing is a word meaning "growing." A waxing moon occurs between a new moon and a full moon. The amount of lit surface we can see seems to grow, as it heads toward the west side of the moon.

Answer 4

"Waxing" means "getting bigger as time goes on". In the case of the moon,

it appears to be doing that during half of its cycle of phases. That would be

a period of 14.77 days.

Answer 5

waxing crescent and the waxing gibbous