2007-11-27 14:25:44 · 4 answers · asked by aimers 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
If the lit crescent is bowed (curved) toward the west (the sun) it is just after a new moon.
If the lit crescent is curved toward the east, its before a new moon.
Time of night is also an indicator - a crescent visible near sunset (before or after) is after a new moon, a crescent visible near sunrise is before a new moon.
2007-11-27 14:33:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The one that sets just after the Sun in the evening is the one just after the new Moon and the one that rises just before the Sun in the morning is the one just Before the new Moon.
2007-11-27 22:44:17 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That "C" business is opposite in the southern hemisphere, and no good if the moon is "pointing" straight up or down, as it will if you're directly under its path.
2007-11-27 23:03:01 · answer #3 · answered by Choose a bloody best answer. It's not hard. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it's a C it's waning, when it's a backwards C it's waxing.
2007-11-27 22:38:55 · answer #4 · answered by Jay 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋