1.1% Waning Crescent Moon: View from France
"The new Moon is approaching. One could tell by trying to catch the very thin crescent that was visible this morning. I tried from Paris and could see it without difficulty with binoculars, although it was very very thin—1.1%."
The waning crescent Moon is the final lunar phase before the new Moon, appearing as a thin sliver of light that gradually diminishes each night.
The waning crescent occurs after the third-quarter (last quarter) Moon and before the new Moon in the lunar cycle. This averages about 29.5 days
During this phase, the illuminated portion of the Moon visible from Earth shrinks each night, forming a thin crescent on the western side of the Moon in the Northern Hemisphere and the eastern side in the Southern Hemisphere.
This phase is called "waning" because the visible light is decreasing, in contrast to "waxing" phases when the Moon grows toward full illumination.
France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest.
Location: Saint-Cloud, France
Release Date: Sept. 10, 2026
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