Moon Phases
Across
- 4. of or relating to the moon.
- 5. of the moon when it is more than half but less than fully illuminated.
- 8. the phase of the moon that occurs a quarter of the way through the moon's revolution. The face appears half-illuminated.
- 9. (of the moon) to gradually increase the part of the surface that is illuminated or seem to get bigger, until the full moon.
Down
- 1. one of the aspects of the moon as we see it from Earth, relating to how much of it is visible at different times of the months.
- 2. the moon or phase of the moon when it looks like a full circle.
- 3. (of the moon) to gradually decrease the part of the surface that is illuminated or seem to get smaller, until the new moon.
- 6. the shape of the moon in its first or last quarter, resembling a curved shape that is pointed at each end.
- 7. the phase of the moon when it is invisible from Earth because it passes directly between the Earth and the sun.