It would be the opposite. If we went to the moon when it was full, we would look back at an earth in shadow (a `new earth`)
If we went to the moon when it was new, then it would be between us and the sun, so we would look back at a full earth.
For a waxing gibbous from earth, the earth would be a waning crescent from the moon.
waxing gibbous
The phase of the Moon that occurs when it is three-quarters full just before the full Moon phase is the waxing gibbous phase. This phase occurs as the Moon is waxing, or growing larger, towards the full Moon.
Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday 8th February, 2014, the phase of he moon was waxing gibbous.
The lunar phase that precedes a full moon in the lunar cycle is the waxing gibbous phase. This phase occurs when the moon is more than half illuminated but not yet full.
Waxing gibbous.
a waxing gibbous
Waning gibbous.
Full Moon -> Waxing gibbous phase -> First quarter phase -> Waxing crescent phase -> New moon -> Waning crescent phase -> Last quarter phase -> Wanning gibbous phase -> Full Moon
waxing gibbous
The Phases of the moon are Full moon,Waxing Gibbous,Waning Gibbous, Waxing Cresent, Waning Cresent and New Moon.
... in the waxing gibbous phase.
It is a point in the waxing gibbous phase and can also a point in the waning gibbous phase, but not in the first quarter.
Waxing Gibbous
The phase of the Moon that occurs when it is three-quarters full just before the full Moon phase is the waxing gibbous phase. This phase occurs as the Moon is waxing, or growing larger, towards the full Moon.
Waxing, as opposed to waning, is when the moon is getting bigger, going towards full. Gibbous is the phase when it's between half and full. So waxing gibbous is when it's nearly full.
The moon phase that comes after the first quarter moon is the waxing gibbous. During this phase, more than half of the moon's surface is illuminated, leading up to a full moon. The waxing gibbous occurs as the moon continues to orbit the Earth and reflects increasing sunlight.