The lunar phases and their meaning . There are eight lunar phases: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent.

Those in northeast Asia can today see a waning crescent Moon, 42%-lit, occult Mars. From North America they will appear to be about 2º apart from—the closest Moon-planet conjunction of the month.

Tuesday, March 9, 2021: Three planets align with a crescent Moon. Get up an hour before sunrise and look low to the southeast horizon and you’ll see the wondrous sight of a 16%-lit waning ...

According to www.earthsky.org, a waning crescent moon, also known as an old moon, is seen in the east before dawn. The moon at this phase has moved entirely around in its in its orbit of Earth.

The waning crescent Moon passes 2° north of Jupiter in a dramatic conjunction this morning. The two objects rise around 2 a.m. local time and climb nearly 25° high by the first hint of twilight.

Moon Phase: Waning crescent (9%) *Times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset are given in local time from 40° N 90° W. The Moon’s illumination is given at 12 P.M. local time from the ...

The waning crescent moon accompanied by a bright Venus could be seen levitating over the San Diego region early Thursday morning. Skip to content. FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News.