Waning moon
The waning moon refers to the whole half of the cycle running from the full moon to the new moon. Evening after evening, the lit part of the visible disc shrinks, as the Moon moves back toward the Sun in the sky. It covers the waning gibbous moon, the last quarter and the final crescent. Tradition sees it as a phase of release and rest, when you cut back and settle.
How to follow it
After the full moon, the Moon rises later and later, showing up mostly in the late night and the morning. Its lit part thins down to the slim crescent before dawn. In the northern hemisphere, the light sits on the left. This is a quieter moon, one that often asks you to look up in the early morning.
What the tradition invites you to do
The light is fading, and tradition reads this as a time to release rather than push. You can wrap things up, sort, rest, or gently let go of a habit that no longer serves you. Nothing imposed: see it as an invitation to slow down and make room, at your own pace, before the fresh start of the dark moon.