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Crescent. A crescent shape ( / ˈkrɛsənt /, UK also / ˈkrɛzənt /) [ 1] is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase (as it appears in the northern hemisphere) in the first quarter (the " sickle moon"), or by extension a symbol representing the Moon itself.
A lunar phase or Moon phase is the apparent shape of the Moon 's directly sunlit portion as viewed from the Earth (because the Moon is tidally locked with the Earth, the same hemisphere is always facing the Earth). In common usage, the four major phases are the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon and the last quarter; the four minor ...
The moon-goddess Selene is commonly depicted with a crescent moon, often accompanied by two stars (the stars represent Phosphorus, the morning star, and Hesperus, the evening star); sometimes, instead of a crescent, a lunar disc is used.
On the mornings of March 7 and 8, a waning slim crescent moon will display earthshine as it hangs over in the southeastern sky at dawn. The “fatter” the crescent moon the less earthshine we see.
The crescent moon will align with Mars and Venus on the evenings of Sunday, May 21, and Monday, May 22, appearing below the two planets leading up to the main event. On Tuesday, May 23, the moon ...
The moon, Venus and Jupiter aligned in the evening sky. The crescent moon appeared below Venus and Jupiter on Tuesday, Feb. 21. A similar alignment will be visible on Thursday, Feb. 23 ...
The star and crescent moon was created in Islam by the Umayyads, even though it is commonly associated with the Ottoman Empire, and later came to commonly symbolize Islam, especially in the Western world before attaining more universally Muslim connotations.
Lunar month. In lunar calendars, a lunar month is the time between two successive syzygies of the same type: new moons or full moons. The precise definition varies, especially for the beginning of the month. Animation of the Moon as it cycles through its phases, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere.