Phase Of The Moon (Noun)
Meaning
A time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The full moon is a phase of the moon that occurs when the entire face of the moon is illuminated by the sun.
- During this phase of the moon, the Earth is positioned between the sun and the moon, making it invisible from our planet.
- The new moon is the first phase of the moon, marking the beginning of a new lunar cycle.
- In the waxing crescent phase of the moon, the amount of illuminated surface area is increasing each day.
- The waning gibbous phase of the moon occurs after a full moon when more than half of the illuminated surface area can still be seen from Earth.