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What time does a waxing crescent set and rise?

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Phase Rise, Transit and Set time Diagram Position

New Moon Rises at sunrise, transits meridian at noon, sets at sunset A

Waxing Crescent Rises before noon, transits meridian before sunset, sets before midnight B

First Quarter Rises at noon, transits meridian at sunset, sets at midnight C

Waxing Gibbous Rises after noon, meridian after sunset, sets after midnight D

Full Moon Rises at sunset, transits meridian at midnight, sets at sunrise E

Waning Gibbous Rises after sunset, transits after midnight, sets after sunrise F

Last Quarter Rises at midnight, transits meridian at sunrise, sets at noon G

Waning Crescent Rises after midnight, transits after sunrise, sets after noon H

New Moon The cycle repeats A

User Alicen
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Answer:

Rises before noon

sets before midnight

Step-by-step explanation:

User Szymon Lukaszczyk
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