When it is 'shrinking' and more than half is illuminated
The right half of the moon is illuminated.
"Waxing" is the term used when the Moon's illuminated part is growing in size, while "waning" means that the lighted part is decreasing. "Gibbous" means more than half, but not full. So "waxing gibbous" is the phase of the Moon between the first quarter and the full moon.
In a gibbous moon phase, most of the moon that we see is lit.
waxing gibbous
The phase of the Moon that occurs when it is three-quarters full just before the full Moon is called the Gibbous Moon, specifically the Waxing Gibbous phase. During this phase, more than half of the Moon's surface is illuminated, and it is approaching full illumination. The Waxing Gibbous phase occurs between the First Quarter and the Full Moon.
The right half of the moon is illuminated.
Waxing gibbous.
In a gibbous moon phase, most of the moon that we see is lit.
"Waxing" is the term used when the Moon's illuminated part is growing in size, while "waning" means that the lighted part is decreasing. "Gibbous" means more than half, but not full. So "waxing gibbous" is the phase of the Moon between the first quarter and the full moon.
Full Moon -> Waxing gibbous phase -> First quarter phase -> Waxing crescent phase -> New moon -> Waning crescent phase -> Last quarter phase -> Wanning gibbous phase -> Full Moon
It is "waning gibbous".
it is a moon phase
Waning Gibbous is the moon phase that comes after the Full Moon.
... in the waxing gibbous phase.
waxing gibbous
Waning Gibbous is the moon phase that comes after the Full Moon.
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.