I observed the moon on 9/19. The moon was very beautiful tonight. The moon was in a waxing phase. Even though the moon was in a slight crescent shape, you could see the sun reflecting around the edges of the whole moon.
The moon has been very difficult to locate lately. Tonight I located the moon around 7:30. Below is a picture of my observation. The moon seems to be in the waxing phase.
The last couple of days, I have noticed the moon rising a lot later in the night. Below in my drawing, you can see that the moon is still continuing with the wanning stages.