Waning Gibbous - One day after the full moon

Waning means that it is getting smaller. Gibbous refers to the shape, which is less than the full circle of a Full Moon, but larger than the semicircle shape of the Third Quarter Moon. With some exceptions, the Waning Gibbous Moon rises after sunset but before midnight and doesn`t set until after sunrise.

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