waxing gibbous
Mostly illuminated, growing
Waxing gibbous describes the moon's phase between half-illuminated and full, when more than half the visible surface is lit and growing brighter each night.
Waxing means increasing; gibbous means swollen or humped.
The waxing gibbous moon rose over the hills.
The opposite phase, shrinking after full, is waning gibbous.
- lunarOf the moon
- lunar cycleMoon's orbital period
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- fullmoonEntire lunar disc visible
harvest moon · tide · illuminated · swelling · growing · nightsky · silvery · moonlit night · night sky · orbit · celestial · monthly · cycle · luminous · bulging · bright · eclipse · astronomy
- lunar cyclesfull moon, new moon, crescent moon, half moon, waxing crescent
- moon monthnew moon, full moon, waxing crescent, waning crescent, first quarter
waxing gibbouswaning gibbous
Moon more than half-lit, decreasing
waning crescent · waning · new moon · dark moon · shrinking
waxing gibbouswaxing crescent
Moon phase showing enlarging arc
new moon · crescent · waning crescent · sliver · dark moon