Full Moon -> Waxing gibbous phase -> First quarter phase -> Waxing crescent phase -> New moon -> Waning crescent phase -> Last quarter phase -> Wanning gibbous phase -> Full Moon
One is Crescent (waxing), the other is Crescent (waning).
When the moon looks like a crescent, it is either a waxing crescent or waning crescent moon.
Waning Crescent
waning crescent
The phase of the Moon that comes immediately before the new Moon phase is the waning crescent phase.
If the moon appears tiny and showing a sliver of light, it is likely in the waxing crescent phase. This phase occurs just after the new moon and before the first quarter moon, when the illuminated portion is increasing.
Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter and Waning Crescent.
It is the "waning crescent" phase.
Waning gibbous, Third Quarter and Waning Crescent are the 'waning' moon phases.
Full Moon -> Waxing gibbous phase -> First quarter phase -> Waxing crescent phase -> New moon -> Waning crescent phase -> Last quarter phase -> Wanning gibbous phase -> Full Moon
One is Crescent (waxing), the other is Crescent (waning).
One is Crescent (waxing), the other is Crescent (waning).
When the moon looks like a crescent, it is either a waxing crescent or waning crescent moon.
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Waning crescent
Waning Crescent