Moon PhaseOnline version Match the moon phase to its description by Rose Singh 1 Phase 1 2 Group 2 3 Group 3 4 Group 4 5 Group 5 6 Group 6 7 Group 7 8 Group 8 New Moon moon is closest to the sun, difficult to see Waxing Crescent Moon moon has moved a bit east and we can see partial bit lit up First quarter moon the moon is now further from the sun and easer to see, the moon is half way lit up and now a quarter of the way through the lunar cycle Waxing gibbous moon the moon has orbited the earth more and is close to being lit up fully by the sun, it is more than half full circle but less than full Full moon the moon is fully lit up circle from the perspective of earth which means earth is directly between the sun and moon Waning gibbous moon the phases go in reverse order now and the moon looks smaller in size as it starts to shrink away, looks similar to a waxing gibbous moon Last quarter moon moon has shrunk even more, and we can only see half the moon again however the side disappearing is opposite to the first half of the cycle Wanning crescent moon the moon has now almost completed its cycle and we again only can see a sliver lit up before it becomes a new moon again