Each of these primary moon phases marks a quarter of the lunar cycle and lasts only a moment. The remaining phases – "waxing crescent ... Is it the left side? The full moon has passed.

This means we see the Moon’s phases from Earth as different shapes. Waxing crescent Moon – less than ... Image caption, When the Moon is on the opposite side of Earth to the Sun, the ...

(Image: Claire Tessier) The light from a Waxing Crescent Moon is a sliver of silver that appears when the illuminated side of the moon faces away from earth. It happens once a month during the ...

we will be treated to a brightening 12%-lit waxing crescent moon that will be visible in the west sky shortly after sunset. The unlit side of the crescent moon will display its earthshine which is ...