Lunar Cycle - Waning Moon (Southern Hemisphere)

Question

Does anyone know when the next Waning moon is (in the southern hemisphere) ?? :S

Answer 1

The next Waning Moon begins as soon as the next Full Moon ends and it doesn't matter if you are in the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere. The next Full Moon will occur at...

5:16 PM (Eastern Daylight Time) on August 16, 2008

Technically speaking, the Moon begins waning one minute after the Full Moon occurs, however, most people consider it to be a Waning Moon on the night following a Full Moon.

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Answer 2

It will be waxing for two weeks from last night, then, the night after it is "full", it will be waning again for two weeks, until it is "new" again.

A waxing moon is "getting  bigger" after a "new moon", a waning moon is "getting smaller" after a "full moon".

This explanation is in layman's terms in that it's truly impossible to observe a truly full moon, but that's a question for another day! :-)