The following table lists the eight major phases of the Moon, by name and by appearance. If it takes the Moon a full lunar month (roughly four weeks) to cycle through all eight phases, how many phases does it pass through in two weeks?
Lunar Phase | Full | Waning gibbous | Third quarter | Waning crescent | New | Waxing crescent | First quarter | Waxing gibbous |
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