What is the order of the moon phases?

new moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent

full moon, waxing gibbous, 1st quarter, waxing crescent, new moon, waning crescent, 3rd quarter, waning gibbous

new moon, 1st quarter, waxing crescent, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning crescent, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter

new moon, waning crescent, 3rd quarter, waning gibbous, full moon, waxing gibbous, 1st quarter, waxing crescent

What does waxing mean?

illumination is getting bigger on the right

illumination is getting smaller on the left

illumination is getting smaller on the right

illumination is getting bigger on the left

What does waning mean?

illumination is getting smaller on the left

illumination is getting bigger on the right

illumination is getting smaller on the right

illumination is getting bigger on the left

What causes moon phases?

the moon is half illuminated by the sun and as it orbits the earth, we see different amounts of that illuminated side

the moon is always in earth's shadow and when it orbits the earth, we see different amounts of that shadow

the moon orbits the earth in 29.5 days

the moon is always illuminated by the earth and as it orbits the sun, we see different amounts of that illumation

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