# @discovery on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bgy0fetB6Gj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12160665-discovery-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/28670e745a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-03-26T17:01:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Discovery (@Discovery) — https://gondola.cc/Discovery

## Caption

Today the Moon is in a Waxing Gibbous phase. The moon will become more and more illuminated each day until the arrival of the full moon on March 31st. The word Gibbous has its origins in the Late Latin adjective gibbosus, meaning "humpbacked." 🐋Happy Humpbacked Moon Day!
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#POTD #photooftheday #picoftheday #photography #nasa #outerspace #moon #waxinggibbous #themoreyouknow #lunarphases #moonphases #space

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## Tags

waxinggibbous, nasa, outerspace, themoreyouknow, picoftheday, photooftheday, space, moon, potd, photography, moonphases, lunarphases

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