Right after the Full Moon, the lit face starts to shrink. The Moon rises later each night and stays mostly visible during the early morning hours. Start of the descending half of the cycle.
The pattern
The emotional intensity of the Full Moon settles. Many people feel relief in the first days and then enter a digestion phase: reviewing what happened, organizing what was discovered, deciding what to do with the lessons.
It tends to be productive for reflective writing, finishing projects, and more measured conversations.