crescent moons
Partially illuminated satellites
Crescent moons are the curved, partially illuminated shapes the moon takes when less than half its visible surface is lit by the sun—appearing as a sliver or arc.
The crescent phase occurs just after new moon (waxing) and just before (waning).
The shape appears on flags, in religious symbolism, and as a decorative motif: crescent moons dangling from her earrings.
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- lunarOf the moon
- fingernailKeratinous digit cover
- lunar phaseCyclical satellite appearance
- IslamQuranic monotheistic religion
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Completely lit lunar phases
waxing gibbous · waning gibbous · new moons · harvest moon · harvest moons
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