The Moon Phases Crescent Moon - when we can see only a sliver of the moon's disk (the side of the moon facing us) Full Moon - when the moon's disk is light because the Earth is between the sun and the moon Gibbous Moon - when we can see roughly three-quarters of the moon's disk Half Moon - (also called quarter moon) when we can see one half of the moon's disk (this is one-quarter of the entire moon's surface) New Moon - when the moon's disk is dark (and invisible to us) because the moon is between the sun and the Earth Quarter Moon - (also called half moon) when we can see one half of the moon's disk (this is one-quarter of the entire moon's surface) Waning Moon - when the moon seems to be getting smaller, going from full to gibbous to half to crescent to new Waxing Moon - when the moon seems to be getting bigger, going from new to crescent to half to gibbous to full The Cycle: New 00 Days Old Waxing Crescent 01 Days Old Waxing Crescent 02 Days Old Waxing Crescent 03 Days Old Waxing Crescent 04 Days Old Waxing Crescent 05 Days Old Waxing Crescent 06 Days Old First Quarter 07 Days Old Waxing Gibbous 08 Days Old Waxing Gibbous 09 Days Old Waxing Gibbous 10 Days Old Waxing Gibbous 11 Days Old Waxing Gibbous 12 Days Old Waxing Gibbous 13 Days Old Full Moon 14 Days Old Full Moon 15 Days Old Waning Gibbous 16 Days Old Waning Gibbous 17 Days Old Waning Gibbous 18 Days Old Waning Gibbous 19 Days Old Waning Gibbous 20 Days Old Waning Gibbous 21 Days Old Third Quarter 22 Days Old Waning Crescent 23 Days Old Waning Crescent 24 Days Old Waning Crescent 25 Days Old Waning Crescent 26 Days Old Waning Crescent 27 Days Old Waning Crescent 28 Days Old New 29 Days Old

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