Moon Phases

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What does it mean when the moon is waning?

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The moon is shrinking, or getting smaller.

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What does it mean when the moon is waxing?

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The moon is growing, or getting bigger.

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What is the Third or Last Quarter moon phase?

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It is the phase where half of the moon is illuminated and appears as a half-circle.

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What is a Full Moon?

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It is the phase when the entire face of the moon is illuminated and appears as a complete circle.

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What is a First Quarter moon?

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It is the phase where half of the moon is illuminated, but it is the opposite half compared to the Last Quarter.

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What is a New Moon?

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It is the phase when the moon is not visible from Earth because it is between the Earth and the Sun.

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What is a Waxing Crescent moon?

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It is the phase after the New Moon when a small sliver of the moon begins to be illuminated.

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What is a Waning Crescent moon?

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It is the phase after the Full Moon when the illuminated part of the moon is decreasing.

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What is a Waxing Gibbous moon?

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It is the phase when more than half of the moon is illuminated but it is not yet a Full Moon.

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What is a Waning Gibbous moon?

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It is the phase after the Full Moon when the illuminated part of the moon is decreasing but still more than half.