waxing moon

noun

1. the moon at any time after the new moon and before the full moon, so called because its illuminated area is increasing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of waxing moon¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

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.

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The opening of the month also brings a waxing moon brightening the evening sky.

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Stranger still, color is drained from the image, except at the center, where the waxing moon turns toxic orange, filling the patch of sky around it with a sulfurous glow.

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The third of three versions of the same subject, it shows Friedrich, at right, and his friend and disciple August Heinrich gazing out from a steep hillside at a waxing moon, with Venus visible beside it.

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Yes, the waxing moon symbolized Jesus and the promise of rebirth.

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