Moon Phases 🌚 The Moon has 8 phases: 🌑 New Moon 🌙 Waxing Crescent 🌓 First Quarter 🌔 Waxing Gibbous 🌕 Full Moon 🌖 Waning Gibbous 🌗 Last Quarter 🌘 Waning Crescent 👀 As the Moon orbits the Earth, the portion of the illuminated Moon that we see changes – giving rise to the phases of the Moon. Watch this video to get a visual explanation of how the Moon phases actually work. #moon #astronomy #space | Star Walk