Question

Arrange the phases of moon right after new moon (top) till third quarter (bottom).

• A. Waxing Gibbous
• B. Waning Gibbous
• C. Waxing Crescent
• D. Full Moon
• E. First Quarter

Answer 1

After the new moon, the moon is in its waxing phase. It is a waxing crescent initially. After it grows till the first quarter or the half-moon, it enters the waxing gibbous phase and grows till the full moon. The moon, then, starts waning, entering the waning gibbous phase, followed by the waning crescent phase, and finally a new moon.