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It takes our Moon 

about 29.5 days to 

completely cycle through 

all eight phases.

The side of the moon facing 

the Earth is not lit up .The 

moon is up through out the 

day, and down through out 

the night. For these reasons 

we can not see the moon 

during this phase.

During this phase part of the 

Moon is beginning to show. 

This lunar  can be seen each 

evening for a few minutes 

just after sunset. We say that 

the Moon is "waxing" 

because each night a little 

bit more is visible for a little 

bit longer.

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During first quarter, 

half of the moon is 

visible for the first half 

of the evening, and then 

goes down, leaving the 

sky very dark.

When most of the Moon is 

visible we say it is a Gibbous 

Moon. Observers can see all 

but a little piece of the moon. 

During this phase, the Moon 

remains in the sky most of the 

night.

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