The moon was at East at dawn today, The moon is growing smaller (old moon) Fraction of the moon: 0.96175500395 Illumination of the moon disk: 1 %

Good morning
I just saw the moon growing smaller (old moon) at East at dawn,the lit part was down at 6 O'Clock.

in the photo in almanac
[link to lunaf.com]
the lit part is at 9 O'clock.

Normally I saw the new moon at West late afternoon, I never saw the old moon at East before sun rises.

Besides the aligment for next tuesday 27 September
Earth, Moon, Elenin, Sun, Mercury and Uranus (wrote the Philippines man, thanks)

at wednesday 28 September,
the moon is a perigee more close to the earth,)and when sun gone begins the celebration of the New Year jewish, that officially will be the 29 and 30 September.