the moon
noun
variants
or the Moon
: the large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun
Examples of the moon in a Sentence
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End of Ramadan comes amid human turmoil in Gaza
Eid al-Fitr, the feast that ends Islam's fasting lunar month of Ramadan, is expected in Gaza on Wednesday, depending on a clear sighting of the moon, but there is little to cheer for Palestinians this year.
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USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
The direction of the sun in the sky was nearly the same direction from which the shadow of the moon arrived.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
As a result, an atomic clock on Earth would run at a different rate than an atomic clock on the moon.
—Kai McNamee, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
As skies darkened Monday over North America during a rare solar eclipse, many people noticed bright dots — flickering spots that were reddish, pink and orange in hue — along the periphery of the moon and Sun.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Simply put, the alignment of the moon and the sun and the observer on Earth is not perfect.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
And although California won’t experience the phenomenon of totality, the state should still enjoy a partial eclipse that will feature the moon taking a bite out of the late-morning sun.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Even with spotty weather in some states, millions of people from coast to coast saw a partial solar eclipse, in which the moon partially covers the sun.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
The track of the moon's shadow across Earth's surface is called the path of totality, and to witness the April 8 total solar eclipse, viewers must be within the 115-mile-wide path.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
The direction of the sun in the sky was nearly the same direction from which the shadow of the moon arrived.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
As a result, an atomic clock on Earth would run at a different rate than an atomic clock on the moon.
—Kai McNamee, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
As skies darkened Monday over North America during a rare solar eclipse, many people noticed bright dots — flickering spots that were reddish, pink and orange in hue — along the periphery of the moon and Sun.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Simply put, the alignment of the moon and the sun and the observer on Earth is not perfect.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
And although California won’t experience the phenomenon of totality, the state should still enjoy a partial eclipse that will feature the moon taking a bite out of the late-morning sun.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Even with spotty weather in some states, millions of people from coast to coast saw a partial solar eclipse, in which the moon partially covers the sun.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
The track of the moon's shadow across Earth's surface is called the path of totality, and to witness the April 8 total solar eclipse, viewers must be within the 115-mile-wide path.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
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“The moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20moon. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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