Aimee,
According to Google, gibbous describes the moon when more than fifty 
percent is visible, but not 100 percent.  Waxing indicates 
increasing, waning decreasing.
And bveing a lifelong total, this is all kind of mysterious to me.
I work for a social service agency and have absolutely no boubt when 
it is a full moon.  You sorta hate to answwer the phone!!
Hope this helps.
PatAt 11:45 PM 1/4/2013, you wrote:
>Hi Pat.
>
>You mentioned a "waning gibbous,"I've been wondering what the definition of
>a gibbous was.  I looked it up on dictionary.com once and all it said was
>that it had something to do with the moon.  I don't remember the exact
>wording.  Anyway, that doesn't tell me anything.  I know what crescent
>shaped is, so I know what they mean when they talk about a crescent moon.
>Maybe you or someone else could shed a little moonlight on this subject.  Hi
>hi.  Take care.
>
>73
>Aimee Lewis
>KK4JHF
>"Be well, do good work and keep in touch." (Garrison Keillor)
>
>
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>Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 2:35 PM
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>Subject: Re: New Vgs-1 chip installed and working
>
>Jim,
>You know the reason it worked; waning gibbous, which I think is a
>partially empty moon!!
>Nice to win one, isn't it.
>PatAt 11:37 AM 1/4/2013, you wrote:
> >Hi list, just wanted to give you a foblow up about the Vgs-1
> >chip.  I got a new one from HRO yesterday, installed it and the
> >rig started talking again.  Now I think I will take the old chip,
> >dip it some salsa and eat it.  No, on second thought if I did
> >that, I may stop talking just like it did! Sorry to Bob who I
> >sent a similar message to last night thinking it would go to the
> >list.  I plan to call Kenwood and ask them there thoughts about
> >why a chip would just quit after working fine for more than two
> >years.  Jim WA6EKS