crescent
The period of the lunar cycle (month) when the view of the moon goes from new to full. The word is related to the German word "wachsen" = "to grow". The second half of the cycle is the Waning Phase,
Perigee
apogee
A gibbous moon is the phase of the moon that comes anywhere between the full moon and the quarter moon (both waxing and waning). The word 'gibbous', I believe means "swollen on one side".
Circle, semi-circle, cresent
there are different moon phases
The current phase of the moon is "new moon".
A human.
'circular'.
The period of the lunar cycle (month) when the view of the moon goes from new to full. The word is related to the German word "wachsen" = "to grow". The second half of the cycle is the Waning Phase,
peaceful
The word is "lunar".
The root word "gibbous" comes from Latin and means hunched or bulging. It is commonly used in astronomy to describe the phase of the moon when it is more than half but less than fully illuminated.
The word "gibbous" entered the English language in the late 14th century, derived from the Latin word "gibbosus," meaning humpbacked or protuberant. It is commonly used in astronomy to describe a phase of the moon when it is between a half-moon and full moon.
apogee
Perigee
The full moon illuminated my yard. The crescent moon peeked out from behind dark clouds.