The Lunar Phases
Across
- 4. The phase of the Moon that occurs when the Moon shines in the west after sunset and is first visible 1 or 2 days after the new moon.
- 6. The phase of the moon that happens when the opposite half of the moon is illuminated when compared to the First Quarter
- 8. The first lunar phase when the Moon is on the same side of the Earth as the Sun.
Down
- 1. The moon phase when the part of the lit-up moon looks like a crescent.
- 2. The moon phase when the moon is growing between being a half-moon and a full moon, and it is illuminated over 50%.
- 3. The phase of the moon that is called the half moon because half of the moon is illuminated by the sun.
- 5. The time when the moon is completely lit up
- 7. The phase of the moon that happens when part of the Moon that you see is decreasing and the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon looks like a humpback whale.