new_moon has definitions from the field of astronomy
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[ noun ] (astronomy) the time at which the moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent

Used in print

(Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)

The result of the observations is ( in ` K ) **f where the phase angle , �qt , is measured in degrees from new_moon and the probable errors include absolute as_well_as relative errors .

Related terms

phase_of_the_moon month

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