What Are the Moon’s Phases? - NASA Space Place
2024年11月8日 · 🌒 Waxing Crescent: In the Northern Hemisphere, we see the waxing crescent phase as a thin crescent of light on the right. 🌓 First Quarter: We see the first quarter phase as a half moon. 🌔 Waxing Gibbous: The waxing gibbous phase is between a half moon and full moon. Waxing means it is getting bigger.
NASA SVS | Moon Phase and Libration, 2022
2021年11月18日 · The cycle begins with the waxing (growing) crescent Moon visible in the west just after sunset. By first quarter, the Moon is high in the sky at sunset and sets around midnight. The full Moon rises at sunset and is high in the sky at midnight.
The phases of the Moon explained | The Planetary Society
2023年4月25日 · Waxing crescent: As it moves in its orbit, a small sliver of the Moon becomes visible. It takes a crescent shape because of the Moon’s roundness; we only see the edge of the part that’s illuminated by the Sun, and that edge is on a round object so it appears curved.
Moon Phases - NASA Science
The eight lunar phases are, in order: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent. The cycle repeats once a month (every 29.5 days). Like Earth, the Moon has a day side and a …
Waxing Crescent Moon - timeanddate.com
2024年11月1日 · Current Waxing Crescent Moon. Started: Nov 1, 2024 at 8:47 am. Ends: Nov 9, 2024 at 12:55 am. Times for the Waxing Crescent Moon vary by time zone. Times and dates are based on the local time in Roanoke Rapids. Change location. With some variations, the Waxing Crescent Moon rises in the daytime before noon and becomes visible in the day sky. It ...
Waxing Crescent Moon | COSMOS - Swinburne
The waxing (growing) crescent Moon rises before noon, transits the meridian before sunset and sets before midnight. The waxing crescent phase repeats every 29.531 days – one synodic month. The Moon’s motion around the Earth, with the …
Lunar Phases and Eclipses - NASA Science
The eight lunar phases are, in order: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent. The cycle repeats once a month (every 29.5 days). Check out NASA's interactive map for observing the Moon each day of the year. What is a Lunar Eclipse?
The Phases of the Moon - timeanddate.com
Waxing Crescent Moon. Moon phase: intermediate ; Moonrise: morning | Moonset: afternoon; Illumination: 0% to 50% (approx) Orientation: the lit part appears on the right side in the Northern Hemisphere, and the left side in the Southern Hemisphere; Position in space: moving from New Moon to First Quarter Moon
Moon Phases / Lunar Phases Explained
An easy way to remember and understand those "between" lunar phase names is by breaking out and defining 4 words: crescent, gibbous, waxing, and waning. The word crescent refers to the phases where the moon is less than half illuminated. The word gibbous refers to phases where the moon is more than half illuminated.
Understanding the phases of the Moon | Astronomy.com
2023年8月30日 · Waxing Crescent: Following a New Moon, the waxing crescent phase first emerges as a thin crescent of light visible on the Sun-facing edge of the Moon. First Quarter: The First Quarter...