waxing moon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of waxing moon
First recorded in 1660–70
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Luckily, around the peak viewing days, a waxing moon sets during the evening and so reduces the prospect of extra light pollution spoiling the event.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2025
The waxing moon is increasingly brighter as it progresses toward a full moon, and generally rises in the late afternoon or early evening, placing it high in the sky after sunset.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2022
The waxing moon scoots by Saturn on the evening of Jan. 4, and then Earth’s lunar companion seems to slide by Jupiter on Jan. 5-6.
From Washington Post • Jan. 1, 2022
The month of Ashvin, the first phase of the waxing moon.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 3, 2013
Even in tossing shadows and under a waxing moon I knew him, and he saw me at the same time.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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