what causes the moon to seem invisible sometimes?

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It is/was a Waning Crescent tonight for the Moon. But I haven’t seen the Moon once tonight, I noticed earlier in the night because it is so pitch black out in my backyard.

I thought only a New Moon can give this affect. How can the Moon be in Waning Crescent but completely gone from the nights sky? It is a clear night here in South Tx, I can see the stars. But no moon. A friend said maybe it is late rising but it is 4am, still no moon.

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Today in Texas, [moonrise happens at 4:56 AM](https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/usa/houston?month=4&year=2023). So the Moon is not visible because it is obscured by the Earth.

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