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crescent_moon

crescent moon

English

a crescent moon

Noun

crescent moon ‎(plural crescent moons)

The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun
A symbol of Islam

Coordinate terms

new moon, half moon, gibbous moon, full moon

Translations

the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter

Afrikaans: sekelmaan
Danish: halvmåne c
Finnish: kuunsirppi (fi)
French: croissant de lune m
Galician: lúa crecente (gl) f
German: Mondsichel (de) f
Greek: μισοφέγγαρο (el) ‎(misoféngaro)
Haitian Creole: lalin kwasan
Indonesian: bulan sabit (id)
Irish: corrán gealaí m

Japanese: 弦月 ‎(gengetsu), 三日月 (ja) ‎(mikazuki)
Koasati: niłahasí hahpá
Lakota: wílečhala
Norwegian: månesigd m, halvmåne m
Papiamentu: luna kresiente
Portuguese: lua crescente
Spanish: luna creciente
Swedish: månskära (sv)
Tagalog: bulang gasuklay

See also

gibbous
Lunar phase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Crescent Moon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons