Sunday 22 December 2013

Waning gibbous Moon

 
Not the world's greatest photograph but note that the whole Moon is no longer illuminated. More than half but less than whole = gibbous. It is the right hand side that fades away - or wanes. I had to wait until gone 10 o'clock to see the Moon last night and this picture was taken at 8 o'clock in the morning facing west. The waning Moon is seen late at night.