new moon

English

Noun

Wikipedia new moon (plural new moons)

1. The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun.
2. The moon when it is in conjunction with the sun.
3. The phase of the moon when it is waxing.
4. The moon when it is waxing.
5. The day when the new moon is first seen or is expected to appear.

Synonyms

• (phase of moon when it is waxing): waxing moon
• (the moon when it is waxing): waxing moon

Antonyms

• (phase of moon when in conjunction with sun): full moon
• (the moon when in conjunction with sun): full moon
• (phase of moon when it is waxing): old moon
• (the moon when it is waxing): old moon

Translations

phase of moon when in conjunction with sun

• Czech: nov (cs) m
• Danish: nymåne (da) c
• Finnish: uusikuu (fi), uusi kuu (fi)
• French: nouvelle lune (fr) f
• German: Neumond (de) m
• Italian: luna nuova f
• Japanese: 新月 (しんげつ, shingetsu)
• Latin: luna prima (la) f
• Lithuanian: jaunatis (lt) f
• Malay: anak bulan (ms)
• Navajo: ooljééʼ chahałheeł nadza

• Polish: nów (pl) m
• Portuguese: Lua nova f
• Romanian: lună nouă (ro) f
• Russian: новолуние n, новая луна f
• Slovene: mlada luna (sl) f
• Spanish: luna nueva (es) f, novilunio (es) m
• Swedish: nymåne (sv) c, nymånad (sv) c
• Turkish: yeniay (tr), yeni ay (tr), hilal (tr), ayça (tr)
• Walloon: tinre lune (wa) f, djonne lune (wa) f, novele lune (wa) f
• Western Apache: sáánts’ǫ́sé

the moon when in conjunction with sun

• Danish: nymåne (da) c
• Finnish: uusikuu (fi)
• German: Neumond (de) m

• Russian: новая луна (ru) f (novaja luna)
• Swedish: nymåne (sv) c
• Turkish: hilal (tr), ayça (tr)

phase of moon when it is waxing

• Finnish: kasvava puolikuu (fi)
• German: Neumond (de) m

• Swedish: nymåne (sv) c
• Turkish: yeniay (tr), yeni ay (tr), hilal (tr), ayça (tr)

the moon when it is waxing

• Finnish: kasvava puolikuu (fi)
• German: Neumond (de) m

• Swedish: nymåne (sv) c
• Turkish: hilal (tr), ayça (tr)

the day when the new moon is first seen

• German: Neumondtag (de) m

See also

• lunar phase