The term used to describe a large natural satellite of any planet is a "moon."
The phase change from a liquid to a gas is called evaporation.
"Waxing" is the term used when the Moon's illuminated part is growing in size, while "waning" means that the lighted part is decreasing. "Gibbous" means more than half, but not full. So "waxing gibbous" is the phase of the Moon between the first quarter and the full moon.
The word "lightning" is used to describe a flash of light in the sky during a storm.
usually a word related to the moon would be lunar. an xample would be the lunar eclipse.
Waxing. This term is used to describe the phase of the moon when it appears to be growing larger in the sky as it transitions from a new moon to a full moon.
The term used to describe the decrease in the visible portion of the moon is "waning." This occurs as the moon transitions from a full moon to a new moon phase.
The moon is silent, therefore there are really no onomatopoetic words which describe the moon. Onomatopoeia is a literary device in which the sound of the words being used mimic the sound of the object or action being described.
phase
"Apogee" is the term used to describe the point in the moon's orbit when it is farthest from Earth.
The phase that occurs between the first quarter moon and the full moon is the waxing gibbous phase. During this phase, the illuminated portion of the moon continues to grow larger each night until it reaches full illumination.
The term "gibbous" is used in astronomy to describe a phase of the moon or a planet when it is more than half but not fully illuminated by the Sun, creating a shape that is convex on one side. It is also commonly used to describe a rounded swelling or bulge in a shape or form.
The current phase of the moon is "new moon".
The term used to describe a large natural satellite of any planet is a "moon."
An angle of approximately 135 degrees is typically used to describe both gibbous phases of the Moon during its waxing and waning stages. The waxing gibbous phase occurs when the Moon is more than half but not fully illuminated, and the waning gibbous phase occurs when the Moon is more than half but not fully darkened.
Typically, the Dark Side of the Moon
The word is "lunar".