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.
In between these four instantaneous phases, the moon is said to be in four transitional phases, which each last slightly more than a week. Waxing crescent comes after new moon, waxing gibbous follows first quarter, waning gibbous comes after full moon and waning crescent follows last quarter. A waxing moon is getting larger while a waning moon is shrinking. Most people are familiar with a crescent shape, but the word gibbous is not normally in most people's vocabulary. It is from a Middle English word for hump-backed but can also refer to a pregnant belly.