Phrase guide

lunar phase

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fase lunar — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 月相 (yuèxiàng) — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Czech: fáze měsíce — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Danish: månefase — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Dutch: schijngestalte van de Maan — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Esperanto: luna fazo — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Estonian: kuu faas — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • French: phase lunaire — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Galician: fase lunar — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Georgian: მთვარის ფაზა (mtvaris paza) — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • German: Mondphase — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Greek: σεληνιακή φάση (seliniakí fási) — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Hungarian: holdfázis — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Italian: fase lunare — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Japanese: 月相 (gessō) — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Japanese: 月の位相 (tsuki no isō) — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Korean: 달의 위상 (dar-ui wisang) — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Korean: 월상 (wolsang) — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Latin: phasis lūnae — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Latin: vicis lūnae — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Macedonian: месечева мена (mesečeva mena) — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: månefase — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: månefase — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Portuguese: fase da lua — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Russian: фа́за Луны (fáza Luny) — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Russian: лунная фа́за (lunnaja fáza) — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Spanish: fase lunar — any one of the aspects presented by the moon
  • Swedish: månfas — any one of the aspects presented by the moon