Use this printable chart to teach children the names and order of the eight different moon phases.

- New Moon: Draw a completely dark circle (no illumination).
- Waxing Crescent: Shade the left side of the circle, leaving a small crescent on the right illuminated.
- First Quarter: Shade the left half of the circle, leaving the right half illuminated.
- Waxing Gibbous: Shade a small portion on the left, leaving most of the circle (more than half) illuminated on the right.
- Full Moon: Draw a completely white/illuminated circle.
- Waning Gibbous: Shade a small portion on the right, leaving most of the circle (more than half) illuminated on the left.
- Third Quarter: Shade the right half of the circle, leaving the left half illuminated.
- Waning Crescent: Shade the right side of the circle, leaving a small crescent on the left illuminated.