Zhou (Chou) Dynasty: Western Zhou (ca. 1046-771 BCE), Eastern Zhou (771-256 BCE) A hierarchical political and social system with the Zhou royal house at its apex: power was bestowed upon aristocratic families as lords of their domains or principalities.
Waxing Gibbous 78% illuminated. Waxing Gibbous is the lunar phase today: 1 September 2017, Friday. Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 78% and growing larger. The 10 days young Moon is in â Capricorn.
The phases of the moon include the following eight periods: the new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent. According to Starchild, a service within the Astrophysics Science Division at NASA, these phases do not have a definite starting point.