1.   A blanket of stars and a waxing moon lights the way past Wasque point, past the Cape Poge light house, and toward Edgartown.

2.   A waxing moon has risen, silvering the evergreens and alders and throwing their ragged shadows across the road.

3.   On a Friday during a waxing moon and in the second hour after sunset, light a pink candle and a green candle.

4.   There was a running tide, pulled by a waxing moon.

5.   Through the clearing, they could see the orange glow of torches in the distance, outshining even the brilliant white reflection of the waxing moon.

6.   A tropical depression in the Gulf dumped almost as much rain in four days as many states see in a year, and a waxing moon created high tides.