New Moon - When the moon is on the same side of Earth as the sun. This moon phase generally cannot be seen, Waxing Crescent - Waxing' means the Moon's illumination is growing, after the new moon phase., First Quarter - The primary Moon phase when half of the Moon's face is lit up., Waxing Gibbous - As the sunlit portion of the Moon continues to increase to more than half of the Moon's face, Full Moon - Its sunlit side is entirely visible from Earth., Waning Gibbous - Between a half-moon and full moon. Waning means it is getting smaller., Third Quarter - The opposite half of the Moon is illuminated compared to the First Quarter., Waning Crescent - The last phase of the moon. During this phase, the illuminated part of the moon gets smaller and smaller, until the cycle meets its end.,

Phases of the Moon

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