When viewed from the Earth, if the light side of the Moon appears on the left-hand side, it is classed as "Waning" (getting smaller from a full-moon), whilst if the light is on the right-hand side, it is classed as "Waxing" (getting bigger towards a full-moon).
If the Sun leads the Moon in their respective orbits across the sky, the light will be on the right-hand side. If the Moon leads the Sun, the light will be on the left-hand side.
Whilst the Moon is associated with night and darkness, the Moon can often be seen during daylight (though difficult to see clearly in a bright daytime sky).
This happens about once a month. We call this the "third quarter" phase of the moon.
The moon was a waning crescent on 2/7. At 1200 GMT on that date, it was 35% illuminated, and shrinking.
The next gibbous moon phase occurs when the moon reaches its waxing gibbous phase, which is after the first quarter moon and before the full moon. Typically, this happens around 7-10 days after the new moon.
Around 25% illuminated, depending on where you were when you saw it.(Your position doesn't affect the size of the illuminated portion, but as time went on during the night, the actual visible portion of the moon was shrinking.)
The phase of the Moon that comes immediately before the new Moon phase is the waning crescent phase.
When the moon appears to be shrinking, it is said to be waning. This phase occurs as the amount of illuminated surface visible from Earth is decreasing. It gradually transitions from a full moon to a new moon.
The moon is in its waning (shrinking) gibbous phase for roughly the week after the Full Moon.
This happens about once a month. We call this the "third quarter" phase of the moon.
The moon was a waning crescent on 2/7. At 1200 GMT on that date, it was 35% illuminated, and shrinking.
After the new moon, the part of the moon that is visible to us grows in size as it progresses towards the full moon phase. This phase is known as the waxing phase, during which the illuminated part of the moon gradually increases in size each night.
The 5th phase of the moon is known as the waning gibbous phase. During this phase, more than half of the moon is illuminated, but the illuminated portion is shrinking each day until it becomes a third-quarter moon.
The next gibbous moon phase occurs when the moon reaches its waxing gibbous phase, which is after the first quarter moon and before the full moon. Typically, this happens around 7-10 days after the new moon.
At 12:00 noon Eastern Time on March 8, 2010, the moon will be 39.4% illuminated and shrinking. That's a fat but waning crescent.
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