Did you know the moon has phases?The moon does not change shape It actually has phases that it goes through each month. New moon is the first phase. It stays in this phase for one day .Then its a waxingcrescent. Next it’s a 1stquarter moon It is in this phase for three days. Then its a waxinggibbous moon for four days. After that it’s a fullmoon and it stays in this phase for one day. Then the lit part starts to get smaller and it's a waning gibbous moon. It stays in this phase for three days. Then it becomes a last quarter moon. Lastly it's a waning crescent moon it stays in this phase for three days.Then it starts over with a new moon again. Dusty Facts: The new moon only has an outline, but its still there. The crescent moon phase looks like a banana, while the quarter moon phase looks like half a pizza! The gibbous moon phase is when more than half the moon is lit and it’s almost a full moon.The full moon looks like a whole pizza. Now you know the moon doesn't really change. It has phases that are caused by the amount sunlight that is reflecting on the part of the moon we see from Earth.