new moon

luna nueva

Fase en que la Luna está entre la Tierra y el Sol, con su cara iluminada orientada lejos de nosotros.

En inglés sencillo: The stage when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun and its bright side faces away from us.

• The next new moon is on Friday.
• A solar eclipse can happen only at new moon.
• The calendar marks each new moon with a dark circle.

Antónimos: full moon

Expresiones frecuentes: at new moon, new moon phase, the next new moon, the new moon

día de luna nueva

Día en que se ve por primera vez la fina curva lunar o se espera verla.

En inglés sencillo: The day when the Moon’s first thin curve is seen or expected to appear.

• The feast falls on the new moon.
• They celebrated the new moon when the first crescent appeared.
• The new moon marked the beginning of their month.

Sinónimos: neomenia

Expresiones frecuentes: on the new moon, celebrate the new moon

fase creciente

Periodo posterior a la fase oscura en que la parte iluminada visible de la Luna va aumentando.

En inglés sencillo: The stage when the Moon’s visible bright part grows larger after its dark phase.

• The old almanac calls the growing phase the new moon.
• During new moon, the bright part grows larger each evening.
• In this tradition, new moon lasts while the Moon is growing.

Sinónimos: waxing phase

Antónimos: waning phase

Expresiones frecuentes: new moon phase, during new moon, the new moon, bright new moon