Waxing crescent of moon occurred on July 4, 1776, the day the colonies declared their independence from England. The term 'waxing' refers to the increase in the luminous portion of the Moon.
Only a sickle sliver is observable to us during the waxing crescent phase. The waxing crescent Moon begins to rise before noon, passes through the meridian before sunset, and sets before midnight. The waxing crescent phase occurs once every 29.531 days, or once every synodic month. The motion of the Moon around the Earth, with the Sun only illuminating one side of the Earth and Moon.
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