Moon Phases

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third quarter

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the phase of the moon when it is three-quarters of the way through its orbit, and we see half of the moon lighted

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waning crescent

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shows the least of its' curved edge of the moon's side.

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waning gibbous

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starts to get smaller and is greater than half but not a full moon

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full moon

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the phase of the moon in which we see the entire moon lighted, and it appears bright and round

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waning

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appears to be getting smaller

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waxing

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appears to be getting bigger

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waxing gibbous

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when the size of the illuminated portion of the moon is greater than half

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first quarter

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the moon is a quarter of the way around the Earth. You can see the right half of the moon

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waxing crescent

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starts to become visible again and only a curved edge of the moon's side is visible

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new moon

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moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen