new moon
nounDefinition of new moon
1
: the moon's phase when it is in conjunction with the sun so that its dark side is toward the earth
also
: the thin crescent moon seen shortly after sunset for a few days after the actual occurrence of the new moon phase
2
: the beginning of each Jewish month marked by a special liturgy
Examples of new moon in a Sentence
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Now, five of those new moons have received official names proposed by the public during a contest earlier this year. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Astronomers Name Five of Jupiter’s New Moons," 27 Aug. 2019 The first new moon of the month is known as the Blue Moon. — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, "Black Moon tonight: What it is, best times, places to see," 31 July 2019 And due to time zones, a new moon may not always be a true black moon for the majority of humankind. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "What is a 'black moon', and how often does one happen?," 31 July 2019 Once the new moon was confirmed, its finders needed a name for it. — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Hiding in Hubble Data, a New Moon for Neptune," 20 Feb. 2019 There has been death, trips back to space, and even the discovery of a new moon to call home. — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, "The 100 to end with season 7," 4 Aug. 2019 The moon goes through phases, starting with a new moon, which is dark. — BostonGlobe.com, "New England news in brief," 31 July 2019 Thursday finds the miraculous new moon in lively Leo. — SFChronicle.com, "Minerva’s horoscope for week of July 28," 28 July 2019 In Pandora, the Disney story goes, ex-pats will mix ornament from Earth with new ones made from materials found on their new moon station. — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, "Disney World putting a bow on 2019 with new holiday activities," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'new moon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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