Each of these primary moon phases marks a quarter of the lunar cycle and lasts only a moment. The remaining phases – "waxing crescent," "waxing gibbous," "waning gibbous," and "waxing gibbous ...

There are eight phases of the Moon beginning with the new Moon, followed by waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and finally waning crescent.

What Is the Moon Phase on March 26th? Today, the moon is 12% full, which puts it in the waning crescent phase. It is 27 days old. Today, the moon is 229,806 miles (369,837 kilometers) away from ...

The third quarter diminishes to Waning Crescent (Balsamic Moon) as it approaches closer to the Sun and later conjuncts with the Sun to give the New Moon. The waning phase, which includes the waning ...