The waning crescent Moon


    The waning crescent Moon is a thin sliver of a thing which is seen to rise just a few hours before sunrise. You will not see the Moon in this phase anytime before midnight. In this phase, the Moon leads the Sun across the sky by a little bit all through the day. Once the Sun does rise, it is just about impossible to see such a faint thing as the waning crescent Moon in a daylit sky.