Understand the phases of the moon by observing the moon in it's different phases with little bits of information about each phase.

1. Phases of the
Moon

2. New Moon
• When in conjunction to the sun
or shortly thereafter
• Invisible to the earth or a slender
crescent

3. Waxing Crescent
• Also known as a ‘young
moon’
• Seen to the west after
sunset
• Earth, moon, and sun are
located nearly on a line

4. First Quarter
• Lit halfway by the sun Class Group A Group B
Class 1 82 95
Class 2 76 88
Class 3 84 90

5. Waxing Gibbous
Group A
• Task 1
• Task 2
Group B
• Task 1
• Task 2
Group C
• Task 1
• Task 2
• More than half illuminated
• Darkness is “shrinking”
• Light is “growing”

6. Full Moon
• When the side of the
moon is fully lit
• Falls on the 14th or 15th of
the lunar month

7. Waning Gibbous
• More than half illuminated
• Light is “shrinking”
• Darkness is “growing”

8. Third Quarter
• Only half is lit by the
sun
• Moon’s illumination
is decreasing

9. Waning Crescent
• Less than half of the
moon is illuminated
by sunlight