
A waxing gibbous moon rises in the east March 30. There are eight phases the moon goes through in its 29.5 cycle, beginning with a new moon and ending with a waning crescent. The moon in about 250,000 from earth.

A waxing gibbous moon rises in the east March 30. There are eight phases the moon goes through in its 29.5 cycle, beginning with a new moon and ending with a waning crescent. The moon in about 250,000 from earth.