About 3 days before the new moon, the Moon is a crescent in the
eastern sky before dawn. The "before dawn" part is why people
seldom see the "waning crescent" Moon.
About 3 days before the new moon, the Moon is a crescent in the
eastern sky before dawn. The "before dawn" part is why people
seldom see the "waning crescent" Moon.
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Waxing crescent comes before the new moon
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The moon phase that occurs just before the new moon is a waning
crescent.
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Yes Apollo 11 did orbit the moon before it landed on the
moon.