lunar phase

noun

Any of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).

Similar
moonphasephase of the moon
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Meanings

nounlunar phase (plural lunar phases)

plural lunar phases

  1. astronomyAny of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).

    Synonyms: moonphase, phase of the moon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).

Similar
moonphasephase of the moon
Also see
moonphasephase of the moon

Translations

Catalan fase lunar
  • fase lunarany one of the aspects presented by the moon
Chinese Mandarin 月相
  • 月相 (yuèxiàng)any one of the aspects presented by the moon
Czech fáze měsíce
  • fáze měsíceany one of the aspects presented by the moon
Danish månefase
  • månefaseany one of the aspects presented by the moon
Dutch schijngestalte van de Maan
  • schijngestalte van de Maanany one of the aspects presented by the moon
Esperanto luna fazo
  • luna fazoany one of the aspects presented by the moon
Estonian kuu faas
  • kuu faasany one of the aspects presented by the moon
Finnish kuun vaihe
  • kuun vaiheany one of the aspects presented by the moon
French phase lunaire
  • phase lunaireany one of the aspects presented by the moon
German Mondphase
  • Mondphaseany one of the aspects presented by the moon
Greek σεληνιακή φάση
  • σεληνιακή φάση (seliniakí fási)any one of the aspects presented by the moon
Hindi चंद्रकला
  • चंद्रकला (candraklā)any one of the aspects presented by the moon
Hungarian holdfázis
  • holdfázisany one of the aspects presented by the moon
Italian fase lunare
  • fase lunareany one of the aspects presented by the moon
Japanese 月相, 月の位相
  • 月相 (gessō)any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • 月の位相 (tsuki no isō)any one of the aspects presented by the moon
Korean 월상, 달의 위상
  • 월상 (wolsang)any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • 달의 위상 (dar-ui wisang)any one of the aspects presented by the moon
Latin phasis lūnae, vicis lūnae
  • phasis lūnaeany one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • vicis lūnaeany one of the aspects presented by the moon
Norwegian Bokmål månefase
  • månefaseany one of the aspects presented by the moon
Portuguese fase da lua
  • fase da luaany one of the aspects presented by the moon
Russian фа́за Луны, лунная фа́за
  • фа́за Луны (fáza Luny)any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • лунная фа́за (lunnaja fáza)any one of the aspects presented by the moon
Spanish fase lunar
  • fase lunarany one of the aspects presented by the moon
Swedish månfas
  • månfasany one of the aspects presented by the moon
Cite this entry
APA

lunar phase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunar%20phase

MLA

“lunar phase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunar%20phase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lunar phase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunar%20phase.

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