Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Feb. 7 will appear quite unusual, climbing so very high in the sky.

View Deal Waxing gibbous: The area of illumination continues to increase. More than half of the moon's face appears to be getting sunlight. Full moon: The moon is 180 degrees away from the sun and ...

even though the moon appears half in shadow and half in light. Waxing gibbous comes next. The word "gibbous" has a Latin origin that refers to the "humped" shape of the illuminated part of the moon.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

From the New Moon through the waxing crescent, the first half of the moon becomes visible in the second quarter. The first quarter of the lunar phase falls halfway between the New Moon and the Full ...

January's full moon passed in front of Mars, a rare occultation. Depending on where you are viewing from, it will happen ...

This means we see the Moon’s phases from Earth as different shapes. Waxing crescent Moon – less than half of the visible surface is illuminated (starts as a thin, curved sliver) and getting ...

The Wolf Moon, named after the howling wolves heard during January's cold winter nights, adds a cultural element to the game.

"The Half Moon is the turning point in the lunar ... The moon undergoes eight distinct phases in its approximate 29.5-day cycle: New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full ...