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waxing gibbous
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waxing gibbous

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Definition:
the moon phase just before the full moon.
There are two gibbous phases: waxing and waning (growing and shrinking). The waxing phase occurs just before the full moon, and in the northern hemisphere the shadow will appear on the left side (see animation).

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photo: By Lviatour [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
animation: by Tomruen, CC0
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Lana Kane: [...] we're standing in a cranberry bog of blood!
Archer: Well, it is a full moon, so --
Cecil Vandertunt: It's actually a waxing gibbous.

Adam Reed. Archer, season 8, Dreamland: Waxing Gibbous (2017)
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Something of daylight still lingered, and the moon was waxing bright: I could see him plainly.

Charlotte Brontë. Jane Eyre (1847)
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“Not wi’ child yet?” she demanded. “Raspberry leaves, that’s the thing. Steep a handful wi’ rosehips and drink it when the moon’s waxing, from the quarter to the full. Then when it wanes from the full to the half, take a bit o’ barberry to purge your womb.”

Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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