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In NY, the crescent moon and planet was clearly visible in the eastern sky during the a.m. of Sept. 11, 2001

Ok, I was looking for a star configuration in the PM with the crescent moon to match sneaker's description - and coming up empty handed. Here's the data for New York city. Without knowing when sneaker looked at the sky, I can't find the star he/she is referring to:

Source: US Naval Observatory

11 September 2001 & Eastern Daylight Time
SUN
Begin civil twilight	6:05 a.m.
Sunrise	6:33 a.m.
Sun transit	12:52 p.m.
Sunset	7:11 p.m.
End civil twilight	7:39 p.m.
MOON
Moonrise	11:42 p.m. on preceding day
Moon transit	7:22 a.m.
Moonset	3:06 p.m.
Moonrise	12:34 a.m. on following day

I'm sorry for being so vague. I seem to remember it was about 9:00 on the evening of Sept. 11th. I am located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and I got my coordinates from a geography site: http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
My zip code is 15701. And I am a SHE.