Moon Phase · Certain
Waning Gibbous
The waning gibbous portion of the lunar cycle.
Profile research status
This stable record is still in evidence review. Its current identity, cultural scope, image, and direct source records are available here; a complete history, myth, worship, iconography, relationship, and reception profile is not yet claimed.
Direct connections and evidence
Explicit Source
astronomical phase of the Moon
This edge defines phase identity only. It carries no spiritual correspondence claim.
1 attestation · high confidence
Modern Convention
waning-period banishing convention
Waning Gibbous inherits a non-default waning-period convention. The sources discuss the waning interval rather than asserting a unique meaning for this individual phase.
2 attestations · medium confidence
Reviewed sources
- NASA Science Editorial Team, Moon PhasesNASA
- Patti Wigington, Moon Phases and Magical Workings (2019)Dotdash Meredith
- Amy Herring, The Eight Phases of the Moon (2024)Llewellyn Worldwide