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Q: What causes the moon to wax and wane when it is going from a crescent to full moon and back to a crescent?
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What causes the moon to go from crescent to full moon?

It is a shodow from the earth.


Why are there two Crescents Half and Gibbous phases?

A moon goes from new to full and back. During this process it starts with just a crescent, goes to the point of being half full, goes through the waxing gibbous phase, reaches full and then starts to get smaller, going through waning gibbous, half full and back down towards a crescent and then there is a new moon. The phases start on one side and go through to the other side. So the first crescent is on the right side, in early evening, just after sunset and the final crescent is on the left side, just before sunrise.


Why does the moon appear sometimes as a crescent and other times as a full circle?

because their are phases were it would be full and some as a crescent


What is the correct sequence for the phases of the moon?

The correct sequence is New, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent and then back to New


What is the differnce between Gibbous and Crescent?

A crescent is 1/4 of a full moon while a Gibbous is 3/4 of a full moon.


Do you see a crescent moon right after a full moon?

no


What is the definition of half crescent?

a half of a full moon


What is the name for the shapes the moon appears to have?

A crescent? Or a half moon,full moon,new moon, crescent moon


Was there a full moon on July 9 1983?

No it was a waning crescent.


What is one of the shapes the moon seems to have?

full moon, crescent


What is the date of full moon this November 2011?

It is Waxing Crescent!


Is there a crescent moon right after the full moon?

No. There is a waning gibbous moon right after the full moon.