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It means that a day or two or three have elapsed since the New Moon.

And not only that ! The first appearance of the crescent moon is steeped in even more

deep significance: If you can see the first crescent, it means that the sky is clear.

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Crescent Moons, were are routinely depicted incorrectly, whether in almanacs or on Islamic flags, always have a terminator (line separating light and dark areas) that extends from a point on the horizon to the opposite point. In other words, a crescent never seems to partially encircle a dark area either larger or smaller than the Moon's disk. To show a crescent correctly, establish a diameter on the disk and make sure the terminator touches both

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There is no particular significance to a crescent Moon. There are two (the waning crescent just before the new, and the waxing crescent just after) each month. It's just one more astronomical cycle that repeats endlessly.

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The definition of the waxing crescent moon is anytime after the new moon and before the full moon. After the full moon its is called a waning moon until the next new moon.

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It is one of moon lunar phases. see link below.

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it is one of the moon phases

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