According to the search results, the moon phase for today, Thursday, November 9, 2023, is the Waning Crescent phase. The moon is currently 26 days old and is 12% illuminated. During this phase, the moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth, and the night side of the Moon is facing Earth with a decreasingly thin crescent being illuminated. The Waning Crescent moon will rise at around midnight, transit the meridian after sunrise, before setting after noon. This phase is best viewed 1-2 hours before sunrise and is a great time to see the features of the Moons surface. Along the illuminated crescent, you can see the craters and mountains of the moon casting long shadows.