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12 Moon phases
This weather station is able to display the moon phases for
the northern hemisphere. Here the moon grows from the
right. This is because the sunlit side of the moon in the
northern hemisphere moves from right to left. The follow-
ing table shows the representations of the moon phases.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Illustration 2:
Moon phases for the northern hemispere.
1
New moon
2
Waxing crescent
3
First quarter
4
Waxing gibbous
5
Full moon
6
Waning gibbous
7
Third quarter
8
Waning crescent
