Waxing crescent: As the moon moves around ... When they do, we have a lunar eclipse as Earth's shadow crosses the moon's face. Waning gibbous: More than half of the moon's face appears to be ...

waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and finally waning crescent. This cycle repeats once every 29.5 days. Earth's only natural satellite is simply called ‘the Moon ...

Next comes the waxing gibbous moon, which is partway between a first ... After the full moon, the waning cycle begins — first ...

Stargazing south Essex photographers snapped some amazing pictures of the Crescent Moon close to the planet Venus as January promised to ...