1st Quarter
Earth, moon and sun form a 90
degree angle
Waxing Gibbous
◦
We can see ½ lighted side of moon
Waxing Crescent
A small part of the
moon’s lighted side
can be seen and gets
bigger each day.
Most but not all of the
moon’s lighted side
can be seen and gets
bigger each day.
New Moon
Full Moon
Moon is between the
earth and the sun
Earth is between the
moon and the sun
We cannot see the
moon
Entire face of moon
can be seen.
Waning Gibbous
Most but not all of the
moon’s lighted side can
be seen and gets
smaller each day.
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3rd Quarter
Earth, moon and sun form a 90
degree angle
◦
We can see ½ lighted side of moon
J. Hoffmann Notes/ J Haugh Visual/ Google Images/ X Drive : Earth Science 2012
Waning Crescent
A small part of the
moon’s lighted side
can be seen and gets
smaller each day.