Depends it could be first or last quarter phases if you are talking about both crescent moons or just the frist crescent waxing crescent. If you are talking about the other crescent the phase that comes before it is last quarter.
Either a first quarter moon if it is a waxing crescent or a new moon if it is a waning crescent.
Waxing crescent comes before the new moon
The waining crescent
Waning Crescent
The moon start out as a NEW MOON, which is the dark moon. Then comes the "WAXING CRESCENT" or the growing crescent, which is when the moon is positioning itself in front of the sun. Then comes the "WAXING GIBBOUS" Which is when around 2/3 of the moon is illuminated. Now comes the FULL MOON, which is the stage where the moon is directly in front of the sun. Now come the "WANING GIBBOUS". which is where the moon begins to "wane" or move away from the sun. Then the last phase is the "WANING CRESCENT" which is around 1/3 of the moon still illuminated. *phases are uppercase
The new moon comes after the crescent moon
waxing crescent waxing crescent
Either a first quarter moon if it is a waxing crescent or a new moon if it is a waning crescent.
A waning crescent is followed by a New Moon. The New Moon being followed by a waxing crescent.
The First Quarter moon comes after the Waxing Crescent moon.
Waxing crescent comes before the new moon
Just after the new moon is a waxing crescent.
Waning crescent
Waning Crescent
The waining crescent
Waning Crescent- A+:)
The moon start out as a NEW MOON, which is the dark moon. Then comes the "WAXING CRESCENT" or the growing crescent, which is when the moon is positioning itself in front of the sun. Then comes the "WAXING GIBBOUS" Which is when around 2/3 of the moon is illuminated. Now comes the FULL MOON, which is the stage where the moon is directly in front of the sun. Now come the "WANING GIBBOUS". which is where the moon begins to "wane" or move away from the sun. Then the last phase is the "WANING CRESCENT" which is around 1/3 of the moon still illuminated. *phases are uppercase