waning moon
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waning moon
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From waning + moon. Compare Middle English waynynge of the mone, wanynge of þe mone (literally “waning of the moon”).
noun waning moons
- A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears smaller each night as it progresses from a full moon to a new moon: a moon in any of the diminishing lunar phases.
Opposite: waxing moon
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noun
Opposite: waxing moon
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noun moon as it progresses from full moon to a new moon
| Español | luna menguante |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | क्षीणचंद्र kṣīṇcandra |
| Português | lua minguante |
| Français | lune décroissante |
| Deutsch | abnehmender Mond |
| Italiano | luna calante |
| Русский | убывающая луна ubyvajuščaja luna |
Talk about this word "waning moon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/waning%20moon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. waning moon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/waning%20moon "waning moon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/waning%20moon.Cite this
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title = {waning moon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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