young moon
Thin lunar sliver
A young moon is the thin crescent visible shortly after the new moon, when only a sliver of the illuminated surface faces Earth.
The term emphasizes the moon's position early in its monthly cycle, contrasting with the full or waning phases: We spotted a young moon low on the western horizon just after sunset.
Curved sickle-like arc
celestial · telescope · observatory · selenology · perigee · apogee · libration · illumination
Thin split-off piece
- arcCurved line segment
- cuspPoint of transition
- sickleCurved hand-held harvesting blade
- silverLustrous white precious metal
halo · horns · thin · delicate · fingernail · curved · silhouette · outline
Making current again
- new beginningsChances to start again
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- promiseCommitment to act
genesis · birth · inception · potential · fertility · planting · intention · manifestation
Light after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- moonriseMoon appearing over horizon
- starlightLuminance from distant suns
darkness · nocturnal · skyline · horizon · evening · gloaming · afterglow · setting sun
Increasing or enlarging
- expandingGrowing in scope
- brighteningIncreasing in light
- illuminationProvision of light
- first quarterMoon half-visible, growing
gibbous · phases · cyclical · increasing · ascending · filling · nightly · progression
crescent
Curved sickle-like arc
orbit · celestial · telescope · observatory · selenology · perigee · apogee · libration · illumination · synodic
sliver
Thin split-off piece
silver · halo · horns · thin · delicate · fingernail · curved · silhouette · outline · glowing
renewal
Making current again
- new beginningsChances to start again
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
promise · genesis · birth · inception · potential · fertility · planting · intention · manifestation · cycles
twilight
Light after sunset
starlight · darkness · nocturnal · skyline · horizon · evening · gloaming · afterglow · setting sun · silhouette
growing
Increasing or enlarging
- expandingGrowing in scope
- brighteningIncreasing in light
- illuminationProvision of light
first quarter · gibbous · phases · cyclical · increasing · ascending · filling · nightly · progression · swelling
young moonold moon
Final lunar phase
full moon · waning moon · waning crescent · waning gibbous · gibbous moon
young, moon, youth, junior, youthful, moonlight, new moon, moonlit, mooning