These changes in appearance are the phases of the moon. As the moon orbits Earth, it cycles through eight distinct phases. The four primary phases of the moon (new moon, first quarter, full moon ...

Waxing crescent Moon – less than half of the visible surface is illuminated (starts as a thin, curved sliver) and getting larger. There are eight phases of the Moon beginning with the new Moon ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...