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.
The bright gibbous Moon passes 4° north of Uranus at 5 A.M. EST. At that time, the Moon sits in Aries the Ram, while Uranus ...
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.