Phases of the Moon

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The phases of the moon are the different ways the moon looks during the month. As the Moon moves in outer space, different parts of it face the Sun. This means that different parts of it are lit up. We only see one side of the moon from Earth because it rotates so that one side is always facing us.

The New Moon is when the moon is all dark. None of the moon that we can see is lit up during the new moon.

The Full Moon is when the moon is all lit up. All of the moon that we can see is lit up by the Sun during the full moon.

The Quarter Moon is when half of the moon is visible.

Waxing is the period of time where the moon appears to be growing slightly larger every night.

Waning is when the moon appears to be shrinking each night.

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A gibous moon comes right after and right before the full moon.