Here's a breakdown:
* New Moon: The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, and its dark side faces us. This is when we can't see the Moon.
* Waxing Crescent: The Moon starts to become visible as a thin crescent on the right side.
* First Quarter: Half of the Moon's surface is illuminated, appearing as a half-circle.
* Waxing Gibbous: The illuminated portion of the Moon continues to grow larger.
* Full Moon: The Moon is fully illuminated by the Sun.
* Waning Gibbous: The illuminated portion of the Moon starts to shrink.
* Last Quarter: Half of the Moon's surface is illuminated, but the other half is visible now.
* Waning Crescent: The Moon is a thin crescent on the left side.
Note: The exact timing of each phase may vary slightly due to the elliptical orbit of the Moon.
