gibbous moon

gibbous moon

English

Gibbous (lighter) and crescent (darker) shapes.

Noun

gibbous moon (plural gibbous moons)

1. (astronomy) A lunar phase either side of the full moon when the moon's disc as seen from the Earth is larger than a semicircle.
   • 1911, Madison Cawein, Garden Gossip

     A bat, against the gibbous moon,

     Danced, implike, with its lone delight;

     The glowworm scrawled a golden rune

     Upon the dark; and, emerald-strewn,

     The firefly hung with lamps the night.

Antonyms

• crescent

Related terms

• new moon
• first quarter
• last quarter
• full moon

Translations

lunar phase

Arabic: أحدب‎ (ar) m ('aḥdab) Finnish: kupera kuu French: lune gibbeuse (fr) f Italian: gibbosa crescente f, gibbosa calante f

Japanese: 凸月 (totsugetsu) Navajo: ooljééʼ nitʼą́ą́ hanádzá Scottish Gaelic: gealach chrotach f Spanish: luna gibosa f