Sometimes the crescent Moon resembles a wide Cheshire grin, nearly horizontal to the horizon, while other times, like the one in the photo, it appears almost vertical, like a partial parenthesis, due to the inclination of the Moon’s orbit. This week it will continue with its vertical appearance as it heads towards the rising sun to be come new on Thursday. Next week, however, when it returns as the waxing crescent, it will appear nearly flat over the western horizon after sunset, and will be grinning once again.
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