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Phases of the Moon in order

Eight phases make one lunar cycle. Start at the new Moon and put the rest in the order they follow.

Format
Put them in order
Items
8 to sort
Limit
None
Level
Easy
Checked
2026.10.03

See every entry and put the whole list in order.

Entries
8
Sort by
What you see
Time limit
None
  • Touch screens start in Tap mode: tap the entries in order, and tap one again to take it back.
  • Drag mode: drag an entry (press and hold on a phone), or use the arrow buttons.
  • Keyboard: space to pick up, arrows to move, space to drop.
  • Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.

About this quiz

The Moon is always half lit by the Sun. Its phases are how much of that lit half we can see from Earth as the Moon moves around its orbit.

  • Waxing means the visible lit part is growing; waning means it is shrinking.
  • A first quarter Moon rises around midday and sets around midnight.
  • The last quarter is also called the third quarter.
  • A full Moon rises at about sunset.

Sources

  1. [1]NASA. Moon phases.

Note on the data. The eight phase names, their order and the descriptions follow NASA's moon phases page, checked on 3 October 2026.

Last checked October 3, 2026

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