Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Feb. 7 will appear quite unusual, climbing so very high in the sky.

The four primary phases of the moon (new moon, first quarter, full moon ... exploration as well as space science and entertainment, and enjoys observing the moon through a tabletop Celestron ...

Ahead of the full moon, a first-quarter moon will occur on Feb. 5 at 3:02 a.m. After the full moon, a last-quarter moon will occur on Feb. 20 at 12:32 a.m., followed by a new moon on Feb. 27 at 7: ...

There are eight phases of the Moon beginning with the new Moon, followed by waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and finally waning crescent.