old moon

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Earthshine is also called “the old moon in the new moon’s arms”—a lovely turn of phrase that not nearly enough astronomers use.

From Scientific American • Jul. 21, 2023

The expedition also collected some especially old moon rocks.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2022

“That boy’s right! We could mine that old moon good!”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

The big old moon of a few days back had shrunk to something with a big slice of itself gone.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Now and again we caught glimpses of the dim lights in farms, and once we saw the old moon reflected in the Volga.

From The Image and the Likeness by Campbell, John Scott