New moon: Curious about the moon's phases

Curious about the moon's phases? Check out this article on the 8 stages from the New Moon to the Full Moon and find out their significance in our lives! A new moon is a primary phase of the lunar cycle that occurs when the moon is between the sun and Earth in its orbit. The eight lunar phases are, in order: new Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent. The cycle repeats about once a month (every 29.5 days). moon, lunar, phase, phases, phaze, phases of the Moon, new, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, full, coming, historic, future, past, India