GlensDomain.com Moon Phases
Moon Phase for Thursday May 20, 1999
Waxing Crescent — 40% Illuminated
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Monday May 17, 1999 
10% — Waning Crescent |
Tuesday May 18, 1999 
24% — Waxing Crescent |
Wednesday May 19, 1999 
32% — Waxing Crescent |
Friday May 21, 1999
40% — Waxing Crescent |
Saturday May 22, 1999 
50% — First Quarter |
Sunday May 23, 1999 
58% — Waxing Gibbous |
Waxing Crescent Phase
A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon's surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the western sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset.
The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.