A Waxing Gibbous Moon and Jupiter close on Sep 27

A waxing gibbous moon appears high in the east at sunset. It’s more than half-lighted, but less than full.

September First Quarter Moon (上 弦 月)

A first quarter moon (上 弦 月) looks like half a pie. It rises at noon and is high overhead at sunset and it sets around midnight.

First quarter moon comes a week after new moon. Now, as seen from above, the moon in its orbit around Earth is at right angles to a line between the Earth and sun.

A September Waxing Crescent Moon

A waxing crescent moon sometimes called a young moon and is always seen in the west after sunset. This is a Waxing Crescent Moon about 30% illuminated by sunshine.

You sometimes see a pale glow on the darkened portion (night side) of a crescent moon. This glow is due to light reflected from Earth’s day side. It’s called earthshine.

Closest planet/bright star-Venue & Regulus pairing predawn September 20 (金星,軒轅十四星成對)

金星,軒轅十四星成對

The two closest planet/bright star-Venus & Regulus rise more than 2 hours before the sun, and hover low in the eastern dawn and predawn sky.

Waning Cresecent Moon, Venus in east before sunrise September 16

The two brightest celestial objects of the night sky – the Waning Crescent Moon (殘 月) and the planet Venus (金星) – put on a beautiful display in Wednesday’s early morning sky. The attractive couple rises in the east about 2.5 hours before sunrise (at mid-northern latitudes), adorning the dawn and predawn hours.

The Waning Gibbous Moon 張 弦 月 ( 虧 凸 月 )

A Waning Gibbous Moon 張 弦 月 ( 虧 凸 月 ) , is just past full and illuminated generally from the left. Valleys and highlands of the lunar surface are clearly visible. In fact, in the few days after full moon, you’ll often see the waning gibbous moon in the west in early morning, floating against the pale blue sky.