The moon is at the third quarter position in this picture. This phase of the moon comes around three weeks after the last new moon, When the moon orbits around the Earth, it does this in a way where there are quarter sections. Once this quarter has passed the moon will slowly get closer to the sun. This quarter can be a good guide to see to see the Earth's direction of motion with the sun. This phase will rise around midnight and set around noon the next day.

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http://earthsky.org/moon-phases/understandingmoonphases