| Term | Definition |
| First stage | New Moon (All dark and black) |
| Second stage | Waxing Cresent (more dark on left side and less light on right side) |
| Third stage | First Quarter (half dark right side and half light left side) |
| Fourth stage | Waxing Gibbous (more light on rightside and less darkness on left side) |
| Fifth stage | Full Moon (all bright on all sides) |
| Sixth stage | Waning Gibbous (more light on left side and less darkness on right side) |
| Seventh Stage | Last Quarter (half dark left side and half light right side) |
| Eighth Stage | Waning Cresent (less light on left side and more darkness on right side) |
| Final Stage | New Moon (all dark and black) |