The different appearances of the Moon as it's position relative to the viewer and the Sun changes during the month are called the phases of the moon.
Standard names are:
Full moon (when we see all...
All of the other phases can be seen after a New Moon, if you just wait long enough.The one that immediately follows the New Moon is the waxing crescent phase.
There are two phases of the moon that appear to be a half disk: the first quarter and the third quarter. The entire cycle of moon phases takes about 28 days (27.3217 days). Counting the day of a new...