Moon

According to NASA, how many days does it take for the moon to orbit the earth? 27 days. Where does the moon get its light from? The sun. What causes us to see different parts of the lighted moon? The rotation around the earth. How many phases of the moon are there? 8 What are each of the phases called? Last quarter, full moon, new moon, first quarter, waxing gibbous, waxing cresent, waning cresent, and waning gibbous. What does "waxing" mean? It means to grow larger. What does "waning" mean? It means to grow smaller.