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.
Waxing crescent comes before the new moon
Either a first quarter moon if it is a waxing crescent or a new moon if it is a waning crescent.
The phase of the moon that comes after the third quarter is the waning crescent. It appears as a small sliver of light on the left side of the moon.
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
After a new moon comes the waxing crescent moon phase. This is when the moon slowly begins to show a crescent shape as it waxes or grows larger each night.
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.
The phase of the Moon that comes immediately before the new Moon phase is the waning crescent phase.
Waxing crescent comes before the new moon
Just after the new moon is a waxing crescent.
Either a first quarter moon if it is a waxing crescent or a new moon if it is a waning crescent.
The phase of the moon that comes after the third quarter is the waning crescent. It appears as a small sliver of light on the left side of the moon.
Waning 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