The new moon comes after the crescent moon
The phase of the Moon that comes immediately before the new Moon phase is the waning crescent phase.
Just after the new moon is a waxing 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.
Waxing crescent comes before the new 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.
Waning crescent
Waning Crescent
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.
The crescent phase that precedes the new moon phase is called the waxing crescent, where the illuminated portion of the moon is increasing. The crescent phase that follows the new moon phase is called the waning crescent, where the illuminated portion of the moon is decreasing.
Last or third quarter.
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 right after the new moon is the waxing crescent. It is when a small sliver of the moon's illuminated side becomes visible from Earth.