The Waning Moon

The morning sky was changing from inky black to deep blue. And just above the eastern horizon, the waning moon stood out - a thin crescent of intense white light. Moving around us, completing its monthly journey, we see less and less of the moon until it becomes "new" on the 11th. While a full moon commands our attention through its dominance of evening skies, the new moon is also impressive, but in a subtle, alluring way.