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 first visible Moon phase is the thin sliver of a Waxing Crescent Moon. Around a week later, half of the Moonâs surface is illuminated at First Quarter Moon. The illuminated part continues to grow into a Waxing Gibbous Moon, until 14 to 15 days into the cycle, we see the entire face of the Moon lit up at Full Moon.