Oct 14 Waning Crescent 漸暗娥眉月 (17% Visible)

Oct 11 The Last Quarter Moon

A last quarter moon looks half-illuminated and it rises around midnight. It appears at its highest in the sky at dawn, and sets around noon.

The October 8 Waning Gibbous Moon

The moon is past full now. Once again, it appears less than full but more than half lighted. 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.

October 4 Moon Is Waning

Legendary Harvest Moon Shines On Night of October 3-4, 2009

Perhaps the biggest of the entire autumn season – the legendary Harvest Moon. The moon reaches the crest of its full phase at Midnight on October 4 in the east Canada. Making up for the autumn season’s waning daylight, the Harvest Moon faithfully provides several nights of dusk-till-dawn moonlight.

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.