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Originally Posted by rupert32001
Was I going strange last night (tuesday night)? As I was going home I looked up at a really clear sky and saw the moon as a crescent at the bottom and not at the sides!!
I'm not an expert of any sort, just an interested amateur but I cannot remember seeing this before...
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Welcome to IIS Rupert.
What you saw last night happens every month when the moon is very young.
It sets just after sunset so the bottom is lit from the sun and we see it as a thin crescent.
As the moon gets older is gets 'further' from the setting sun so the angle changes and hence the look of the crescent.