KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: - Waning Gibbous: The waning gibbous phase is between a full moon and a half moon. Waning means it is getting smaller.

Detailed explanation-2: -Waning Crescent phase occurs when the eastern edge of the Moon is lit but most of the visible surface is dark. The amount of illumination is decreasing from day to day which is what is meant by “waning.” During this time the illuminated portion of the Moon looks like the letter “C".

Detailed explanation-3: -What happens during a waning moon? During a waning moon, the illuminated side of the moon is getting smaller. This is because less and less of the “day side” of the moon is observable from Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -We call this waning. Its shape is still gibbous at this point, but grows a little thinner each night. As it reaches the three-quarter point in its month, the Moon once again shows us one side of its disc illuminated and the other side in darkness.