Crescent moon

Crescent moon

The moon when it appears partly but less than one-half lit. It is seen between a new moon and a half moon.

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crescent moon

Astronomy; Moon

The moon when it appears partly but less than one-half lit. It is seen between a new moon and a half moon.

crescent Moon

Astronomy; Moon

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young crescent Moon

Astronomy; Moon

Term used to denote the initially visible crescent of the Moon immediately after the new Moon.

old crescent Moon

Astronomy; Moon

Phase of the Moon that occurs between the last quarter and the new Moon. In this phase, the Moon is visible only as a very thin crescent.

moon

Astronomy; Moon

The round object that moves around the Earth at a distance of about 240,000 miles. Moon is one-fourth the size of the Earth.

moon

Aerospace; Space flight

A small natural body which orbits a larger one. A natural satellite. Capitalized, the Earth's natural satellite.

gobbous moon

Astronomy; Moon

The Moon when it appears more than half lit but less than fully lit. It happens between full moon and half moon.

new moon

Astronomy; Moon

The Moon when it is not visible or when it is visible only as a thin crescent, is named as new moon.

S/2012 P 1

Astronomy; Moon

S/2012 P 1 is a small natural satellite of the planet Pluto. The moon was discovered on July 11, 2012. It is the fifth satellite of Pluto to be confirmed. The other four Pluto ...

phase

Astronomy; Moon

One of the ways that the moon appears depending on how much of its sun-lit surface is visible.

full moon

Astronomy; Moon

The moon when it appears as a fully lit disk. A full moon happens when the Moon and Sun are on opposite sides of the Earth.

Apollo

Astronomy; Moon

The code name for the U.S. manned Lunar exploration program that successfully completed the first human landing on the Moon by Apollo 11 on July 20 1969. The program began ...

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