Here's a breakdown:

* New Moon: The Moon is completely dark and invisible from Earth.

* Waxing Crescent: A sliver of the Moon becomes visible, gradually getting larger.

* First Quarter: Half of the Moon is illuminated.

* Waxing Gibbous: More than half of the Moon is illuminated, growing closer to full.

* Full Moon: The entire face of the Moon is illuminated.

* Waning Gibbous: More than half of the Moon is illuminated, but it's shrinking.

* Last Quarter: Half of the Moon is illuminated.

* Waning Crescent: A sliver of the Moon remains visible, getting smaller until it disappears into the New Moon.

So, during the Waning Crescent and Waning Gibbous phases, you see less of the Moon.