Various names of the moon

Moon's age zero

new moon,

nouvelle lune (French) ,
shingetsu / saku (Japanese;means" new moon")

new crescent,
croissant (French) ,
mikazuki (Japanese;means "the third day's moon")

Moon's age 7.5

half-moon,
premier quartier (French)
hangetsu (Japanese;means "half-moon",
jougen'notsuki(Japanese;means"an upward bow" )

toukanya(Japanese;means"the tenth night")

Moon's age 13

new gibbous moon ,
jusanya (Japanese;means "the thirteenth night")

Moon's age 15

full moon ,
pleine lune (French)
mangetsu,mochizuki(Japanese;means"full moon"),
jugoya (Japanese;means "the fifteenth night")

izayoi (Japanese;means "the moon climbs pausing")

Moon's age 17

old gibbous moon
tachimachizuki (Japanese;means "the moon which appears while you are standing")

imachizuki (Japanese;means "the moon which appears while you are sitting in the house")

nemachizuki,hushimachizuki (Japanese;means"the moon which appears while you are in the bed or sleeping")

hukemachizuki (Japanese;means "the moon which appears in the late night")

half-moon,
dernier quartier (French)
hangetsu(Japanese;means "half-moon"),
kagennotsuki (Japanese;means "a downward bow")

Moon's age 26

old crescent
nijurokuya (Japanese; means "the twentysixth night")

tsugomori(Japanese;means that "the moon hides.")

Good night.

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