Waxing Crescent Moon
🌒 The Waxing Crescent Moon
The waxing crescent moon is usually visible in the west after sunset. (Moonset at around 7-9pm)
Lunar illumination is 0.1% to 49.9%.
For actual lunar rise and set times, go to Time and Date, and look under the columns named "Moonrise" and "Moonset".
A waxing crescent moon. Image is by Ian Clarke. Originated from Gettysburg Skies: Waxing Crescent Moon, 10/17 (New site).
Here's a video of a 2.2% waxing crescent moon. Click here if you want to watch this directly on 
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Here's two diagrams of the moon on September 18, 2020 and October 17, 2020.
Here's two diagrams of the moon on September 18, 19, 20, 21, 2020 and October 17, 18, 19, 20, 2020. These ones are by EarthSky.
Earthshine
Earthshine, a.k.a. Da Vinci glow, is when the dark side of the Moon glows a little bit with light from Earth.
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