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The phases are when the visible portion of the moon gets bigger
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The phases of the Moon when the visible portion is increasing are known as the "waxing" phases. Specifically, these phases include:
1. **Waxing Crescent**: This phase occurs after the New Moon and before the First Quarter. A small sliver of the Moon is illuminated.
2. **First Quarter**: At this stage, half of the Moon's surface is illuminated, and it appears as a half-moon.
3. **Waxing Gibbous**: This phase comes after the First Quarter and before the Full Moon. More than half of the Moon's surface is illuminated, but it is not yet fully lit.
4. **Full Moon**: This is when the entire face of the Moon is illuminated, and it appears as a complete circle.
After the Full Moon, the Moon starts to wane, meaning the visible portion decreases.
1. **Waxing Crescent**: This phase occurs after the New Moon and before the First Quarter. A small sliver of the Moon is illuminated.
2. **First Quarter**: At this stage, half of the Moon's surface is illuminated, and it appears as a half-moon.
3. **Waxing Gibbous**: This phase comes after the First Quarter and before the Full Moon. More than half of the Moon's surface is illuminated, but it is not yet fully lit.
4. **Full Moon**: This is when the entire face of the Moon is illuminated, and it appears as a complete circle.
After the Full Moon, the Moon starts to wane, meaning the visible portion decreases.