lunar phase

lunar phase
Any one of the aspects or appearances presented by the moon as seen from Earth.
See Also: dark moon, first quarter moon, full moon, gibbous moon, last quarter moon, new moon, waning crescent moon, waning gibbous moon, waxing crescent moon, waxing gibbous moon

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