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What is the difference between a waxing gibbous moon and a waning crescent moon?

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they are different moon phases
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Crescent moon:


The Moon does not emit its own light, shining instead by reflecting sunlight. The waning (shrinking) crescent Moon rises after midnight, transits the meridian after sunrise and sets after noon. ... The waning crescent phase repeats every 29.531 days – one synodic month.


Waxing gibbous moon:

The waxing (growing) gibbous Moon rises after noon, transits the meridian after sunset and sets after midnight. The waxing gibbous phase repeats every 29.531 days – one synodic month. The Moon's motion around the Earth, with the Sun illuminating only one side of the Earth and Moon.
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