Last Friday, it was a waning crescent moon, with only a small sliver of the moon visible in the sky before sunrise.
The waning crescent moon is often visible above the western horizon a couple of hours before sunrise. Its shape will be more pronounced as it approaches the new moon phase.
According to the book I have (Horizons by Seeds) it is the waning crescent
New Moon Phase
The phase of the moon visible at 6 PM depends on the lunar cycle, but generally, you are likely to see a waxing gibbous or a full moon. During the waxing gibbous phase, the moon rises in the east around noon and sets around midnight, making it visible in the evening sky. If it's a full moon, it will be opposite the sun, rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, ensuring it's bright and visible at that time.
waning cresent moon
an eclipse
Last Friday, it was a waning crescent moon, with only a small sliver of the moon visible in the sky before sunrise.
The waning crescent moon is often visible above the western horizon a couple of hours before sunrise. Its shape will be more pronounced as it approaches the new moon phase.
According to the book I have (Horizons by Seeds) it is the waning crescent
The moon phase that occurs after sunset and before sunrise is the waxing crescent. This phase appears as a thin sliver of light on the right side of the moon. It is considered the beginning phase of the lunar cycle.
New Moon Phase
New Moon Phase
The phase of the moon visible at 6 PM depends on the lunar cycle, but generally, you are likely to see a waxing gibbous or a full moon. During the waxing gibbous phase, the moon rises in the east around noon and sets around midnight, making it visible in the evening sky. If it's a full moon, it will be opposite the sun, rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, ensuring it's bright and visible at that time.
The waxing crescent is the first phase after the new moon.
The moon phase that is highest in the sky at sunrise is the full moon. During this phase, the moon is directly opposite the sun in the sky, which means it rises around sunset and is highest at midnight. By sunrise, the full moon will have already begun to set, but it can still be seen high in the sky just before it descends.
Could be anything, the two phenomena are not connected. If you meant, what is the phase of the moon when it is at its highest point at sunrise, the answer is it is approximately at 3rd quarter, a half moon facing east.