the waning moon
To tell if the moon is waning or waxing, look for the flat side. If the shape resembles a b, with the flat side on the left, it is a “baby” or waxing moon. If the flat side is on the right, so the shape resembles a d it is a “dying” or waning moon.
I learned this scientific fact from Highlights for Children Magazine.
1 comment:
That's a good mnemonic for most people, but I think I'll stick with one I devised a long time ago: wainwright, because the moon wanes on the right. It's the only combination of wax, wane, left, and right that's a real word. Granted, not helpful to most people, but to us medievaly folks, it's a winner. (Or I suppose younger people could think of Rufus Wainwright, and older people Loudon Wainwright III).
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