Noun
the time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent
Source: WordNetAs the moon waxes (the amount of illuminated surface as seen from Earth is increasing), the lunar phases progress through new moon, crescent moon, first-quarter moon, gibbous moon, and full moon. Source: Internet
Approximately twice a month, around new moon and full moon when the Sun, Moon, and Earth form a line (a condition known as syzygy citation ), the tidal force due to the sun reinforces that due to the Moon. Source: Internet
And Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be remembered, for your seat will be vacant.” Source: Internet
A lunation or synodic month is the mean (average) time from one new moon to the next. Source: Internet
Cole and Cheesman 1984, p. 73 This was the last raid of 1915, as bad weather coincided with the new moon in both November and December 1915 and continued into January 1916. Source: Internet
Hekate's Deipnon is, at its most basic, a meal served to Hekate and the restless dead once a lunar month on the night when there is no visible moon, usually noted on modern calendars as the new moon. Source: Internet