phase of the moon
shape of the sunlit portion of the Moon as viewed from Earth
waning moon
second half of a lunar month, when the lit portion of the Moon seen from the Earth is shrinking, between the full moon and the next new moon
full moon
lunar phase: completely illuminated disc
last quarter
phase of the Moon where the lunar disc visible from Earth is 50% lit, on the part pointing to the East; waning half moon
waxing gibbous moon
phase of the Moon where the lunar disc visible from Earth is 51–99% lit, on the part pointing to the West
dark moon
last visible crescent of a waning moon
crescent moon
lunar phase
blue moon
extra full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year: either the third of four full moons in a season, or a second full moon in a month of the common calendar
gibbous moon
lunar phase
first quarter
phase of the Moon where the lunar disc visible from Earth is 50% lit, on the part pointing to the West
half moon
one of the two phases of the Moon where the lunar disc visible from Earth is lit at 50%
waxing crescent moon
phase of the Moon where the lunar disc visible from Earth is 1–49% lit, on the part pointing to the West; young moon
waning gibbous moon
phase of the Moon where the lunar disc visible from Earth is 99–51% lit, on the part pointing to the East; disseminating moon
waning crescent moon
phase of the Moon where the lunar disc visible from Earth is 49–1% lit, on the part pointing to the East; balsamic moon; old moon
waxing moon
first half of a lunar month, when the lit portion of the lunar disc visible from Earth is increasing, between the new moon to the next full moon
new moon
phase of the Moon
Balsamic Moon
Last phase before the New Moon