![]() ![]() It’s a “shape-ronym” – I have a feeling I just invented that name – it’s where the letter shapes help you remember something. The three letter word DOC is a good mnemonic for remembering the Moon phases names and how they grow first and then shrink. Here’s a good way to remember the order of the Moon phases if you have to choose the phase name based on an image of the phase: DOC. ![]() Like in the old Karate Kid movie “wax on.” A mnemonic – DOC – will help you learn the Moon phases names You can remember wax and wane because wax is growing like putting layers of wax on something. New, wax crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous,įull, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent, The Moon Phases happen in a cycle that repeats. The good thing about this sequence of letters is that you just have to memorize it one way! During your Moon Phases quiz you can write it down and then reverse it.įGQCN = Full, Gibbous, Quarter, Crescent, New The list of 8 Moon phases to memorize That gives you the order of the waxing phases, then reverse it to get the waning phases: FGQCN. Just remember that sequence of letters: NCQGF. NCQGF = New, Crescent, Quarter, Gibbous, Full You can shorten the Moon phase names to: “Never can quit getting food” = NCQGF The main Moon Phase cycle is very simple and symmetrical: Move your mouse from right to left on these Moon Phase emojis to recreate the correct order of phases as the Moon moves in its orbit. It starts New, grows Full, then wanes to New again. As it moves through a 29.5 day orbit, the Moon grows and then shrinks again. ![]() Move the mouse Right to Left.Įach day the Moon moves leftward (east) through the sky – for people looking at it from the northern hemisphere. This is a “physical model” of the Moon’s phase changes. Play with the Moon Phases in order from right to left The Moon Hat is one in a line of “Science Clothing – clothing that makes you smarter!” It was invented and is made and sold by Daniel Cummings – the owner of this website and the author of this blog. The Moon Hat is a scientific “moon-finder” instrument that helps you locate the Moon in the sky day or night. Precisely placed Moon phases “point” to the Moon in the sky and help you find it day or night.īuy a Moon Hat (a great science gift made by Star In A Star – order today and get FREE shipping), you can learn all about the Moon phases every time you wear the hat. The Moon Phases in left-to-right order with the official names – you might sometimes see “last quarter” used where the correct name is “third quarter.” Moon phase names – The Moon Hat The Moon Hat is a science gift for the curious. New (again) – the new Moon is not visible.Waning Crescent – the Moon is about to disappear.Third Quarter – again only half a circle is visible.Waning Gibbous – the Moon starts shrinking.Full – we see the entire circle of the Moon lit up.First Quarter – the moon looks like half a circle.Waxing Crescent – the Moon starts growing.Here are the “official” 8 Moon Phases in order: ![]()
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