lunar phase

English

Overview of the lunar phases.

Noun

lunar phase (plural lunar phases)

  1. (astronomy) Any one of the aspects or appearances presented by the moon as seen from Earth.
  • Lunar phases:
  • dark moon
  • first quarter moon
  • full moon
  • gibbous moon
  • last quarter moon
  • new moon
  • waning crescent moon
  • waning gibbous moon
  • waxing crescent moon
  • waxing gibbous moon

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