The sun's light is now shining on the other half of the visible face of the moon. Waning crescent: Less than half of the moon ...

As it grows, it is known as a waxing moon, and gradually increases from a waxing "crescent" (for its shape into the first quarter moon. As it continues to brighten, it takes on an oblong ...

You can see a new moon when it crosses the face of the sun during a solar eclipse ... when just a thin crescent is present, it is sometimes possible to make out the stunning effect known as ...

This means we see the Moon’s phases from Earth as different shapes. Waxing crescent Moon – less than half of the visible surface is illuminated (starts as a thin, curved sliver) and getting ...

The inevitable consequence of that waning crescent Moon is that it’s getting closer ... Orion constellation in the center, and Gemini on the left. Face southwest, find the famous three stars ...

A waxing crescent is the fingernail shape of brightness that happens as the moon becomes ... The word "gibbous" has a Latin origin that refers to the "humped" shape of the illuminated part of the moon ...

Meanwhile, the week ends with an opportunity to observe a super-slim crescent moon, re-emerging from the ... the past few days and are revolving to face Earth. NASA’s SOHO views of the sun ...