About 90% of the Moon's Earth-facing side is in view during the waxing gibbous phase. The Moon appears brighter in the sky. You can see the waxing Gibbous Moon phase when the sky is dark.

While a blue moon represents the second full moon in a month, a black moon is the second new moon in a month. It can also mean the third new moon when there's a season with four new moons (instead of ...