Across
- 3. gibbous The Waxing Gibbous phase is when the lit-up part of the Moon grows from 50.1% to 99.9%
- 6. crescent Waning means a gradual decrease of the sunlit part of the Moon after the Full Moon. The waning process lasts until the New Moon
- 8. moon The full moon occurs when the moon is directly opposite the sun in its orbit around Earth
- 9. quarter he three months from January 1 to March 31: The number of cars registered rose by 15% in the first quarter of this year.
Down
- 1. crescent A waxing crescent Moon is the first lunar phase after the New Moon
- 2. gibbous a full moon rises just at sunset. But a waning gibbous moon rises later at night than a full moon
- 4. moon the time when the new moon occurs
- 5. quarter A last quarter moon looks like half a pie. It is also called third quarter moon
- 7. cycle another term for metonic cycle.
