The crescent phase that precedes the new moon phase is called the waxing crescent, where the illuminated portion of the moon is increasing. The crescent phase that follows the new moon phase is called the waning crescent, where the illuminated portion of the moon is decreasing.
The phase of the Moon that comes immediately before the new Moon phase is the waning crescent phase.
If the moon appears tiny and showing a sliver of light, it is likely in the waxing crescent phase. This phase occurs just after the new moon and before the first quarter moon, when the illuminated portion is increasing.
Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter and Waning Crescent.
(Restating the question as "What phase of the Moon follows 'waning gibbous'?) The phase of the Moon which follows 'Waning Gibbous' is 'Last Quarter'. The Gibbous phases are the periods when the Moon is more than 50% illuminated. Waxing being the period when it is approaching Full, and Waning being the period after Full, but before 'Last Quarter'. See Wikipedia entry for "Lunar Phase"
One is Crescent (waxing), the other is Crescent (waning).
One is Crescent (waxing), the other is Crescent (waning).
Waning Crescent
The crescent phase that precedes the new moon phase is called the waxing crescent, where the illuminated portion of the moon is increasing. The crescent phase that follows the new moon phase is called the waning crescent, where the illuminated portion of the moon is decreasing.
One is Crescent (waxing), the other is Crescent (waning).
The phase of the Moon that comes immediately before the new Moon phase is the waning crescent phase.
The phase that follows the waning crescent is the New Moon. During this phase, the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun, making it invisible from Earth as the side illuminated by the Sun faces away from us. This marks the beginning of a new lunar cycle.
New moon."New Moon" follows "waning crescent"New Moon
If the moon appears tiny and showing a sliver of light, it is likely in the waxing crescent phase. This phase occurs just after the new moon and before the first quarter moon, when the illuminated portion is increasing.
New Moon
Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter and Waning Crescent.
(Restating the question as "What phase of the Moon follows 'waning gibbous'?) The phase of the Moon which follows 'Waning Gibbous' is 'Last Quarter'. The Gibbous phases are the periods when the Moon is more than 50% illuminated. Waxing being the period when it is approaching Full, and Waning being the period after Full, but before 'Last Quarter'. See Wikipedia entry for "Lunar Phase"