Look again to the southwest after dark to see a 32%-lit waxing crescent moon ... is appears to be half-lit as seen from the surface of Earth. Look south to see the half-lit moon and get close ...

The clear highlight of this week is the appearance of a super-slim crescent Moon ... its First Quarter Moon, which is the point of the month when the Moon appears half-lit as seen from Earth.

But what unites all Muslims is the observance of the new crescent moon in the ninth month of the ... What people are doing half a world away or next door can factor in. “It’s all very local ...

Google's latest Doodle celebrates the third quarter moon phase with a fun interactive card game. The Google "Rise of the Half-moon Doodle ... waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous ...