Predicting Lunar Phases

Approximately how many days will it take for this moon phase to appear again?

• 3-4 days
• 6-7 days
• 13-14 days
• 27-28 days

What moon phase occurs 3-4 days after a waning gibbous moon?

• Last Quarter
• First Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

What moon phase is seen from Earth when the moon is nearest the sun?

• Full Moon 
• New Moon 
• First Quarter
• Last Quarter

On January 21st, 2026 a full moon will occur.  What will be the moon phase on January 28th, 2026

• First Quarter
• Full Moon 
• Last Quarter
• New Moon

What moon phase is seen three weeks before a new moon?

• First Quarter
• Full Moon
• Last Quarter
• New Moon

What moon phase occurs 10 days before a new moon?

• Wanning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous

What moon phase occurred about 2 weeks before a waxing crescent? 

• Full Moon
• Waning gibbous
• First Quarter
• New Moon

How long after a first quarter moon will you see the waning crescent moon?

• 6-7 days
• 9-10 days
• 13-14 days
• 17-18 days

What phase of the moon will occur ~21 days after a last quarter moon?

• New Moon
• First Quarter
• Full Moon
• Waning Crescent

What moon phase occurs 3-4 days after a waxing crescent?

• First Quarter
• Waxing Gibbous
• Full Moon
• Waning Gibbous