Waning Gibbous
Sharing, teaching, giving thanks
The light begins to shrink. This stage is associated with gratitude and sharing: passing on what you learned, teaching it, or simply acknowledging what worked.
What this phase is traditionally good for
Sharing, teaching, giving thanks
This is the current phase. It is what the Moon looks like tonight.
What Happens in a Waning Gibbous
After the full moon the lit portion begins to shrink from the right-hand edge (as seen from the Northern Hemisphere). The Moon rises later each night, so after a few days you meet it in the late evening or early morning. It remains bright enough to cast shadows, but the night is clearly getting darker again.
The Traditional Reading
The waning gibbous is the stage for sharing. You have a result, and the tradition says to pass on what you learned, teach someone, publish the work, say thank you. It is a generous phase, associated with gratitude and with the quiet satisfaction of a finished effort.
A good question for this phase is "what did this month teach me that would be useful to someone else?"
Ways People Use This Phase
A good habit for this stage is to share something: teach a skill, publish what you made, pass on books you have finished, or simply tell someone what you appreciate about them. It is also a natural time for a short gratitude list, which is one of the few reflective habits with decent evidence of improving mood.