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When the Moon appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, only a small arc-shaped section is visible and illuminated by the Sun. The orientation of the crescent Moon depends on the time of day, the season, and the viewer’s location. The waning gibbous phase occurs between the full moon and third quarter phases. The last quarter moon (or a half moon ) is when half of the lit portion of the Moon is visible after the waning gibbous phase. A waning crescent moon is when the Moon looks like a crescent and the crescent shrinks (or "wanes") in size from one day to the next. Crescent Moon is a brainchild of Seema Jain, after heading a women’s welfare organization in South Mumbai, she decided to channel her passion about curating events and social work into a constructive expression. A crescent Moon over Kingman, Arizona Each of the four intermediate phases lasts approximately seven days (7.38 days on average), but varies ±11.25% due to lunar apogee and perigee. The number of days counted from the time of the new moon is the Moon 's "age". Each complete cycle of phases is called a "lunation". [9] The approximate age of the Moon , and hence the approximate phase, can be calculated for any date by calculating the number of days since a known new moon (such as 1 January 1900 ...
