Age
Moonlit
Phase
Moonlit
Phase
16 days old
98% ~ 92%
Waning Gibbous
98% ~ 92%
Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous Moon
- waxing means that it is getting bigger.
- gibbous refers to the shape, which is less than the full circle of a Full Moon, but larger than the semicircle shape of the Moon at Third Quarter.
- with some exceptions, the Waxing Gibbous Moon rises during the day, after noon.
To view below the Age of Moon (16 days old) by astrophotography Derek Rowley
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