half moon
Partial lunar phase
Half moon describes the moon when half its visible face is illuminated—technically the first or third quarter phase.
The term extends to anything crescent or semicircular in shape: half-moon spectacles, half-moon windows.
The white arc at the base of a fingernail is sometimes called a half moon.
Also spelled half-moon.
Coating for shine
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
- gibbousConvexly swollen shape
- first quarterMoon half-visible, growing
last quarter · lunar cycle · moonrise · moonset · illumination · terminator · earthshine · lunar month
Curved line segment
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- semicircleHalf a ring
- hornsBony animal projections
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
sickle · lunula · bow · scimitar · demilune · arch · sliver · fingernail
Light after sunset
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- stargazingObserving celestial bodies
- darknessTotal absence of light
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
nightfall · moonlit · moonbeam · moonshine · night sky · silvery · luminous · shadows
Curved celestial path
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
- starlightLuminance from distant suns
cosmos · gravity · satellite · perigee · apogee · syzygy · libration · metonic cycle
waxing
Coating for shine
first quarter · last quarter · lunar cycle · moonrise · moonset · illumination · terminator · earthshine · lunar month · synodic
arc
Curved line segment
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- semicircleHalf a ring
- hornsBony animal projections
curvature · sickle · lunula · bow · scimitar · demilune · arch · sliver · fingernail
twilight
Light after sunset
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- stargazingObserving celestial bodies
- darknessTotal absence of light
midnight · nightfall · moonlit · moonbeam · moonshine · night sky · silvery · luminous · shadows · silhouette
orbit
Curved celestial path
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
starlight · cosmos · gravity · satellite · perigee · apogee · syzygy · libration · metonic cycle · tidal
cookie
Sweet baked snack
pierogi · calzone · dumpling · ravioli · turnover · samosa · hand pie · pasta · cutter · shaped
Islam
Quranic monotheistic religion
pendant · ornament · mosque · Ottoman · Turkish · heraldry · insignia · motif · icon · decoration
- night skystars, constellations, shooting stars, constellation, meteor
- moonlunar, luna, moonlight, moonrise, moonset
- lunar cycleswaxing crescent, lunar cycle, first quarter, waxing gibbous, last quarter
- Moon thingsmoonlight, craters, lunar eclipse, waxing crescent, lunar surface
- Moon Lorelunar cycle, Luna, Selene, Artemis, Diana
- Nightstars, moonlight, starlight, midnight, night sky
half moonfull moon
Completely lit satellite phase
new moon · dark moon · gibbous moon · waxing gibbous · waning gibbous