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For anyone that has trouble differentiating between the moons, this chart might come in handy.

New Moon New Moon: At the new moon, lighted side of the Moon faces away from the Earth.  This means that the Sun, Earth, and Moon are almost in a straight line, with the Moon in between the Sun and the Earth.  The Moon that we see from earth appears extremely dark.
First Quarter Moon First Quarter: The right half of the Moon is lighted and the left half is dark.  During the time between the New Moon and the First Quarter Moon, the part of the Moon that appears lighted gets larger each day, and will continue to grow until the moon is full.
Full Moon Full Moon: The lighted side of the Moon faces the Earth.  This means that the Earth, Sun, and Moon are nearly in a straight line, with the Earth in the middle.  The Moon that we see is very bright and full featured from the sunlight shining directly on it. reflecting off it.
Last Quarter Moon Last Quarter: Sometimes called Third Quarter.  The left half of the Moon appears light, and the right appears dark.  During the time between the Full Moon and the Last Quarter Moon, the part of the Moon that appears lighter gets smaller and smaller each day. It will continue to grow smaller until the New Moon, when the cycle begins all over once more.

Waxing Crescent Moon This is known as a Waxing Crescent Moon.  This Moon is seen after the New Moon, but before the First Quarter Moon.  The crescent will grow larger and larger every day, until the Moon looks like the First Quarter Moon.
Waxing Gibbous Moon This Moon is known as a Waxing Gibbous Moon.  This Moon is seen after the First Quarter Moon, but before the Full Moon.  Thelighter part of the Moon that we will see will grow larger and larger each day.  ("Waxing" means increasing.)
Waning Gibbous Moon This Moon is called a Waning Gibbous Moon.  This Moon can be seen after the Full Moon, but before the Last Quarter Moon.  The amount of the Moon that we see will begin to grow smaller and smaller each day. ("Waning" means decreasing.)
Waning Crescent Moon This Moon is called the Waning Crescent Moon.  This Moon can be seen after the Last Quarter Moon and before the New Moon.  The crescent will grow smaller and smaller, until the Moon once more looks like the New Moon.
Blue MoonThe Blue Moon.  is when there are two full moons in the same month.

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