Sunrise and sunset times, and moon details for Newport, Isle of Wight

General Phase Name Terms: "Waxing" means the illuminated portion of the moon is increasing. "Waning" means the illuminated portion of the moon is decreasing. "Crescent" means the moon is less than halfway illuminated. "Gibbous" means the moon is more than halfway illuminated. You can combine those terms to describe any moon that is not precisely a Full, New, First or Last Quarter moon.

New Moon (NM): The moon's unilluminated side is facing the Earth. The moon is not visible (except during a solar eclipse).

Waxing Crescent: The moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing.

First Quarter Moon (FQ): One-half of the moon appears to be illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing.

Waxing Gibbous: The moon appears to be more than one-half but not fully illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing.

Full Moon (FM): The moon's illuminated side is facing the Earth. The moon appears to be completely illuminated by direct sunlight.

Waning Gibbous: The moon appears to be more than one-half but not fully illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing.

Third Quarter Moon or Last Quarter Moon (LQ): One-half of the moon appears to be illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing.

Waning Crescent: The moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing.

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