Moon Phases

More of the moon's near side is visible. The visible part is increasing

• waning

• waxing

• crescent

Changes in the moon appearance

• crater

• maria

• phases

More than half of the moon is visible

• gibbous

• crescent

• first quarter

Complete near side of the moon is visible

• new moon

• full moon

• gibbous moon

Bowl shaped dent

• crater

• phases

• maria

Phases of the moon where the moon is becoming less visible

• waxing

• maria

• waning

A small sliver of the moon is visible

• crescent moon

• gibbous moon

• new moon

The movement of the moon around the Earth is a

• rotation

• revolution

• axis

Half of the moon is visible in the waxing phase

• first quarter moon

• new moon

• waxing crescent moon

None of the moon is visible

• first quarter moon

• new moon

• waxing crescent