A | B |
New Moon | "No moon" in the sky |
Waxing Moon | gets larger over time |
Waning Moon | gets smaller over time |
Moon revolution & rotation | 27.3 days |
phases | shapes of the moon we see |
Full Moon | a "completely lit" moon in sky |
Right | Waxing moons are lit on this side |
Left | Waning moons are lit on this side |
Crescent | curved "sliver" of a moon |
Gibbous | disc shaped moon-more circular shaped |