The length of time can vary, as some brand new kittens will be able to see as soon as a day after birth. Some are a little more reluctant to see the world â they would rather wait a few more days before facing the cold, harsh realities of kittenhood. Relaxing in the sun on their backs. Playing with their siblings.
A waning moon is any phase of the moon during the lunar cycle between the full moon and the new moon. It is a moon that is getting smaller every night. The lunar cycle is a period of about 29 days during which the moon's shape changes from our vantage on earth.
The Waning Gibbous Moon. This intermediate Moon phase comes after Full Moon and lasts until half of the Moon's surface is illuminated at Third Quarter Moon. A Waning Gibbous Moon. The Waning Gibbous Moon is larger than a half circle but smaller than a full circle. Â©iStockphoto.com/leospek. 99.9% to 50.1% Illuminated. Just after Full Moon, when the face of the Moon is 100% illuminated, the intermediate phase called Waning Gibbous Moon starts. Waning means that it is getting smaller. Gibbous refers to the shape, which is less than the full circle of a Full Moon, but larger than the semicircle shape of the Third Quarter Moon. With some exceptions, the Waning Gibbous Moon rises after sunset but before midnight and doesnât set until after sunrise. During this period, the lit up portion of the Moon goes down from 99.9%% to 50.1%.