6 AM is pretty close to sunrise, so if the Moon is setting while the Sun is rising, then the Moon must be pretty close to being Full.
If the moon is setting at 6am then it is a New Moon
Sun rise because as the moon goes down the sun comes up think about it
You can check the phase of the moon for tonight by looking at a lunar calendar, using a mobile app that tracks moon phases, visiting a weather website that includes moon phase information, or setting up a telescope or binoculars to observe the moon directly.
The phase of the moon that is mostly visible during the day is the waxing gibbous phase. During this phase, the moon is more than half illuminated and is positioned in the sky such that it can be seen in the afternoon and early evening. This visibility occurs because the moon is rising in the east while the sun is setting in the west, allowing both to be seen simultaneously.
In the new Moon phase.
If the moon is setting at 6am then it is a New Moon
Sun rise because as the moon goes down the sun comes up think about it
Phase of the Moon on 6 February: waxing gibbous with 89% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
The first phase after new moon which is Waxing Crescent.
The moon was in its waxing crescent phase, appearing 33% illuminated at 6 PM UTC.
You can check the phase of the moon for tonight by looking at a lunar calendar, using a mobile app that tracks moon phases, visiting a weather website that includes moon phase information, or setting up a telescope or binoculars to observe the moon directly.
The phase of the moon that is mostly visible during the day is the waxing gibbous phase. During this phase, the moon is more than half illuminated and is positioned in the sky such that it can be seen in the afternoon and early evening. This visibility occurs because the moon is rising in the east while the sun is setting in the west, allowing both to be seen simultaneously.
The "waning gibbous" phase lasts from 2 days after the full to 6 days after the full.
New Moon.
The Moon was full two days ago, so for the next 5 days the Moon will be in the "waning gibbous" phase. On Saturday, 2/6/10, the Moon will be at the Third Quarter phase.
The phase of the Moon that comes immediately before the new Moon phase is the waning crescent phase.
Phase of the Moon on 29 December 1998: waxing gibbous with 85% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. Full Moon on 1 January 1999 at 6:51 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.