The last new moon was about 3 days ago; the next New Moon will occur on 24 February 2009 at 5:35 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
New moon will just have passed and it will be a very thin crescent Moon. So, it's the "waxing crescent" phase.
Crescent.
The phase of the Moon that comes immediately before the new Moon phase is the waning crescent phase.
One day past the new.
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.
A few days after the new moon phase, the Moon willbe visible again in a phase called The waxing gibbous moon.
Second day of the New Moon.
New moon will just have passed and it will be a very thin crescent Moon. So, it's the "waxing crescent" phase.
Crescent.
New Moon.
The New Moon always occurs very close to the moon's "new moon" phase.
The phase of the Moon that comes immediately before the new Moon phase is the waning crescent phase.
On a New Moon PhaseOn a New Moon Phase
One day past the new.
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.
New Moon Phase
In the new Moon phase.