1. By: Mrs. Courtney Payne

2. In this Lesson we will be learning about the phases of the moon.  New Moon  Waxing Crescent Moon  First Quarter Moon  Waxing Gibbous Moon  Full Moon  Waning Gibbous Moon  Last Quarter Moon  Waning Crescent Moon

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4. Before we get started with the phases of the moon, lets cover a few facts. The moon has no light of its own. The light we see is the moon reflecting the light from the sun. The moon orbits around the earth every 29.53 days. The same side of the moon is always facing earth. We never see the back side of the moon. One half of the moon is always lit, but when the moon circles the earth the amount of the lit side we see changes.

5. In a new moon the is no visible part of the moon. Half of the moon is still lit, but we are not able to see the lit side from earth. The half of the moon that is lit is facing the sun, and the other half that is not lit is facing the earth.

6. The visible moon is partly less than ½ illuminated by direct sunlight; remember that the moon has no light of its own. The term waxing means increasing. The visible part of the moon is increasing. You can see the position of the moon, the earth, and sun in the bottom illustration. Notice that the moon light is moving from the right to the left when waxing.

7. The visible moon is one half illuminated by direct sunlight; remember that the moon has no light of its own. The visible part of the moon is still waxing or increasing in size. You can see the position of the moon, the earth, and sun in the bottom illustration. Notice that the moon light is moving from the right to the left when waxing.

8. The visible moon is three quarters illuminated by direct sunlight; remember that the moon has no light of its own. The visible part of the moon is still waxing or increasing in size. You can see the position of the moon, the earth, and sun in the bottom illustration. Notice that the moon light is moving from the right to the left when waxing.

9. The visible moon is fully illuminated by direct sunlight; remember that the moon has no light of its own. The visible part of the moon is at full capacity and will then start waning. You can see the position of the moon, the earth, and sun in the bottom illustration. Notice that the moon light moved from the right to the left when waxing.

10. The visible moon is three quarters illuminated by direct sunlight; remember that the moon has no light of its own. The visible part of the moon is still waning or decreasing in size. You can see the position of the moon, the earth, and sun in the bottom illustration. Notice that the moon light is decreasing from the right side when waning.

11. The visible moon is one half illuminated by direct sunlight; remember that the moon has no light of its own. The visible part of the moon is still waning or decreasing in size. You can see the position of the moon, the earth, and sun in the bottom illustration. Notice that the moon light is decreasing from the right side when waning.

12. Quiz The visible moon is one quarter illuminated by direct sunlight; remember that the moon has no light of its own. The visible part of the moon is still waning or decreasing in size. You can see the position of the moon, the earth, and sun in the bottom illustration. Notice that the moon light is decreasing from the right side when waning.

13. This is an image of a… A. Full MoonFull Moon B. Waning Gibbous MoonWaning Gibbous Moon C. Waxing Gibbous MoonWaxing Gibbous Moon D. First Quarter MoonFirst Quarter Moon

14. Awesome Job! This is a Waning Gibbous Moon.

15.  Remember that the moon light is decreasing from the right when the moon is waning.

16. This is an image of a… A. Waxing Crescent Moon Waxing Crescent Moon B. Waning Crescent Moon Waning Crescent Moon C. Full Moon Full Moon D. Last Quarter Moon Last Quarter Moon

17. Awesome Job! This is a Last Quarter Moon!

18.  Remember that the moon light is decreasing from the right when the moon is waning. This moon is not crescent in shape.

19. This is an image of a… A. New Moon New Moon B. Waning Gibbous Moon Waning Gibbous Moon C. First Quarter Moon First Quarter Moon D. Waxing Gibbous MoonWaxing Gibbous Moon

20. Awesome Job! This is a First Quarter Moon.

21.  Remember that the moon is waxing when the light is moving from the right to the left.

22. This is an image of… A. Waxing Crescent Moon Waxing Crescent Moon B. New MoonNew Moon C. Full MoonFull Moon D. Last Quarter MoonLast Quarter Moon

23. Awesome Job! This is a Waxing Crescent Moon.

24.  Remember that the moon is waxing when the light is moving from the right to the left.

25. This is an image of a… A. New Moon New Moon B. Waxing Crescent Moon Waxing Crescent Moon C. Full Moon Full Moon D. Waxing Gibbous Moon Waxing Gibbous Moon

26. Awesome Job! This is a Full Moon.

27.  Remember this moon is Fully illuminated.

28. This is an image of a… A. New Moon New Moon B. Full Moon Full Moon C. Waning Crescent Moon Waning Crescent Moon D. Waning Gibbous Moon Waning Gibbous Moon

29. Awesome Job! This is a New Moon.

30.  Remember that in this moon there is no visible light it is beginning all over.

31. This is an image of a… A. Full Moon Full Moon B. Waning Crescent Moon Waning Crescent Moon C. Waning Gibbous Moon Waning Gibbous Moon D. First Quarter Moon First Quarter Moon

32. Awesome Job! This is a Waning Crescent Moon.

33.  Remember that the moon light is decreasing from the right when the moon is waning. This moon is crescent in shape.

34. This is an image of a… A. First Quarter Moon First Quarter Moon B. Last Quarter MoonLast Quarter Moon C. Full MoonFull Moon D. Waxing Gibbous MoonWaxing Gibbous Moon

35. Awesome Job! This is a Waxing Gibbous Moon.

36.  Remember that the moon is waxing when the light is moving from the right to the left.

37. The moon has no light of its own. The light we see is the moon reflecting the light from the sun. The moon orbits around the earth every 29.53 days. The same side of the moon is always facing earth. We never see the back side of the moon. One half of the moon is always lit, but when the moon circles the earth the amount of the lit side we see changes. When the moon is waxing the light of the moon is increasing from the right to the left. When the moon is waning the light of the moon is decreasing from the right side. A New Moon is a moon with no light from the sun being reflected to the earth. The Full Moon is the moon fully illuminated.

38.  All images were provided by NASA.

39. You have completed the Moon Phase Lesson!