The Phases of the Moon | Lunar Phases | Astronomy for Kids

What are the 8 phases of the moon? Learn about the changing shapes of the moon with Owlbert Einstein, an astronomer owl. The wise old owl walks you through the 8 phases of the lunar cycle in order. It explains how the sun illuminates different parts of the moon, making it appear to change shapes. The cycle starts with the new moon, where the moon is invisible, and then moves to the growing or waxing phases like the crescent,the half-moon or first quarter, the waxing gibbous, and the full moon where the moon appears as a complete disk. Then moon then passes to the shrinking or the waning phases like the waning gibbous, the half-moon or third quarter, and the waning crescent, before it vanishes completely for a few days. The moon takes 29.5 days to pass through all the 8 phases. This is called the lunar cycle. 00:25 - Moon Facts 01:05 - New Moon 01:20 - Waxing Crescent 01:32 - First Quarter or Half Moon 01:39 - Waxing Gibbous 01:54 - Full Moon 02:02 - Waning Gibbous 02:14 - Third Quarter or Last Quarter 02:27 - Waning Crescent 03:08 - Lunar Cycle ___________________________________________________________________________ *Free worksheets: https://www.tutoringhour.com *Subscribe to our channel: https://bit.ly/3cBMjn1 *Catch us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3ir7JVi​​​​​ #phasesofthemoon #lunarcycle #astronomyforkids #eightphasesofthemoon #moonfacts #changingshapesofthemoon #ourmoonanditsphases #scienceforkids #spaceforkids #spacefacts #moonphases #teachingphasesofthemoon #kindergarten #grade1 #grade2 #grade3 #newmoon #waxingcrescent #halfmoon #waxinggibbous #fullmoon #waninggibbous #lastquarter #waningcrescent #tutoringhour #edutainment #educationalvideosforkids