Could be anything, the two phenomena are not connected.
If you meant, what is the phase of the moon when it is at its highest point at sunrise, the answer is it is approximately at 3rd quarter, a half moon facing east.
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A waning gibbous moon typically reaches its highest point in the sky during the late evening to early morning hours, depending on the specific phase of the moon and your location. The exact time can vary each night due to the moon's position in its orbit around Earth.
Full Moon. I think it could be more or less any phase. The phase of the Moon doesn't change much from moonrise until the Moon sets. True. But it is only the Full Moon that rises as the sun sets, and so is highest in the sky ... due south for northern-hemisphere observers ... at Midnight.
Full Moon
The first quarter moon phase usually crosses the meridian around 9pm in the United States. During this phase, the right half of the moon is illuminated, making it visible in the evening sky as it reaches its highest point.
point E is when it clears from a whole moon to a half moon.