gibbous
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“The waning gibbous moon will severely compromise this shower at the time of maximum activity,” notes the American Meteor Society.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025
The Moon will be in a waxing gibbous phase – going from half moon to full moon.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024
Even now, however, a waning gibbous moon will still somewhat impede viewing conditions.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2024
The waxing gibbous moon will set around midnight, ushering in excellent viewing conditions later in the night and predawn hours.
From National Geographic • Dec. 6, 2023
There were crescents and quarters, gibbous and full, and they weren’t charms, they were moons—real miniature moons, cratered and luminous, as though lit by the rays of some distant star.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing gibbous
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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The Moon – Introductory
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