earth
To see a crescent on a planet, most of the surface that is facing you must be dark. For this to happen the planet must be between the sun and you. Planets that are further away from the sun therefore will never have a crescent phase when viewed from Mars.
A waxing crescent moon would be visible near the western horizon an hour after sunset. This phase is characterized by a small sliver of illuminated moon on the right side, resembling a "C" shape.
You would have to wait until after the moon is full. Then, the moon is in its waning phase and you can see it!
Yesterday's moon phase would have been a waning crescent, with only a small sliver of the moon visible in the sky. It would have appeared as a thin curved shape in the early morning hours before sunrise.
That applies mainly to the inner planets: Mercury and Venus. Mars, being further from the Sun than Earth, can at most have a "three-quarter" phase, but you can't see it as a crescent, since that would require Mars to be basically between the Sun and Earth, which isn't possible. Saturn shows no phases.
To see a crescent on a planet, most of the surface that is facing you must be dark. For this to happen the planet must be between the sun and you. Planets that are further away from the sun therefore will never have a crescent phase when viewed from Mars.
A waxing crescent moon would be visible near the western horizon an hour after sunset. This phase is characterized by a small sliver of illuminated moon on the right side, resembling a "C" shape.
The crescent Moon implies a gibbous Earth, as seen from the Moon.
To determine if it was a crescent moon on a specific Friday, one would need to check a lunar calendar or astronomical resource for that date. Crescent moons occur shortly after the new moon phase, typically visible in the evening sky. If you provide a specific Friday date, I can help you find the moon phase for that day.
First Quarter
Which lunar phases would be visible in the sky at dawn? Full, waning gibbous, Third Quarter, waning crescent, and new. At midnight? Third Quarter, waning gibbous, full, waxing gibbous, and first quarter.
Waning Crescent.
Waning gibbous.
During dusk, the waxing crescent, first quarter, and waxing gibbous phases of the moon would be visible in the sky. These phases all occur during the first half of the lunar cycle when the moon is transitioning from new moon to full moon.
You would have to wait until after the moon is full. Then, the moon is in its waning phase and you can see it!
Yesterday's moon phase would have been a waning crescent, with only a small sliver of the moon visible in the sky. It would have appeared as a thin curved shape in the early morning hours before sunrise.
an eclipse