Phrase guide

new moon

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈn(j)uː ˌmuːn/
  • [ˈn(j)ʊu̯ ˌmʊu̯n]
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and is therefore obscured.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The moon when it is in conjunction with the sun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The phase of the moon when it is waxing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: waxing moon

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The moon when it is waxing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: waxing moon

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The day when the new moon is first seen or is expected to appear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: neomenia

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the time at which the Moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: new phase of the moon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: phase of the moon

History

Etymology

From Middle English newe moone, newe mone, equivalent to new + moon.

Across languages

Translations

124 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: donkermaan — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Afrikaans: nuwemaan — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Western Apache: sáánts’ǫ́sé — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Arabic: مُحَاق (muḥāq) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Arabic: مَحَاق (maḥāq) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Arabic: مِحَاق (miḥāq) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Belarusian: маладзі́к (maladzík) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Bulgarian: новолу́ние (novolúnie) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Burmese: လကွယ် (la.kwai) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Catalan: lluna nova — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新月 (xīnyuè) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 朔 (shuò) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Czech: nov — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Danish: nymåne — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Dutch: nieuwe maan — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Finnish: uusikuu — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Finnish: uusi kuu — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • French: nouvelle lune — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Galician: lúa nova — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Georgian: ახალი მთვარე (axali mtvare) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • German: Neumond — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Greek: νέα σελήνη (néa selíni) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Ancient Greek: νουμηνία (noumēnía) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Gujarati: અમાસ (amās) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Hebrew: מוֹלָד (molád) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Hindi: अमावस (amāvas) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Hindi: अमावस्या (amāvasyā) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Hindi: मासप्रमित (māsapramit) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Hungarian: újhold — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Hunsrik: Neimond — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Icelandic: ný — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Icelandic: nýtt tungl — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Ingrian: uus kuu — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Irish: nuaré — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Italian: luna nuova — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Italian: novilunio — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Japanese: 新月 (shingetsu) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Japanese: 朔 (saku) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Kankanaey: lened — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Karok: kusráhpiit — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Korean: 초승(初生)달 (choseungdal) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Korean: 신월 (sinwol) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Korean: 현월 (hyeonwol) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Lakota: witʼé — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Lakota: wítȟeča — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Latin: luna nova — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Latin: novilunium — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Lithuanian: jaunatis — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Livonian: nūoŗkū — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Luxembourgish: Neimound — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Malay: anak bulan — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Māori: pewa — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Nahuatl: yancuic metztli — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Navajo: ooljééʼ chahałheeł nádzáá — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nymåne — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nymåne — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Persian: ماه نو (mâh-e now) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Persian: نوماه (nowmâh) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭯𐭩𐭲𐭠𐭪 — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Polish: nów — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Portuguese: lua nova — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Romanian: lună nouă — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Russian: новолу́ние (novolúnije) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Russian: но́вая луна́ (nóvaja luná) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Sicilian: luna nova — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Sicilian: luna vacanti — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Sicilian: nuvilùniu — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Slovak: nov — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Slovene: mlada luna — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Southern Altai: айдыҥ јаҥызы (aydïŋ ǰaŋïzï) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Spanish: luna nueva — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Spanish: novilunio — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Swedish: nymåne — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Swedish: nymånad — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Tagalog: patay na buwan — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Tagalog: bagong buwan — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Turkish: yeniay — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Turkish: yeni ay — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Turkish: hilal — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Turkish: ayça — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Ugaritic: 𐎈𐎄𐎘 (ḥdṯ) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Ukrainian: моло́дик (molódyk) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Ukrainian: нів (niv) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Ukrainian: нови́й мі́сяць (novýj mísjacʹ) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Vietnamese: trăng non — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Walloon: tinre lune — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Walloon: djonne lune — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Walloon: novele lune — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Yámana: kūtīa — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Yiddish: מולד (moyled) — phase of moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Danish: nymåne — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Finnish: uusikuu — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • German: Neumond — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Irish: gealach úr — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Irish: nuaré — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Italian: congiunzione — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Latin: novilunium — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Latin: luna nova — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Māori: kōhiti — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Māori: kōwhiti — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Russian: но́вая луна́ (nóvaja luná) — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Swedish: nymåne — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Turkish: hilal — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Turkish: ayça — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Ugaritic: 𐎈𐎄𐎘 (ḥdṯ) — the moon when in conjunction with sun
  • Finnish: kasvava puolikuu — phase of moon when it is waxing
  • German: Neumond — phase of moon when it is waxing
  • Hebrew: מֹולָד הַלְּבָנָה (molád halvaná) — phase of moon when it is waxing
  • Italian: novilunio — phase of moon when it is waxing
  • Swedish: nymåne — phase of moon when it is waxing
  • Turkish: yeniay — phase of moon when it is waxing
  • Turkish: yeni ay — phase of moon when it is waxing
  • Turkish: hilal — phase of moon when it is waxing
  • Turkish: ayça — phase of moon when it is waxing
  • Finnish: kasvava puolikuu — the moon when it is waxing
  • German: Neumond — the moon when it is waxing
  • Spanish: luna creciente — the moon when it is waxing
  • Swedish: nymåne — the moon when it is waxing
  • Turkish: hilal — the moon when it is waxing
  • Turkish: ayça — the moon when it is waxing
  • Aramaic: ܢܘܡܢܝܐ (neˀōmīnīā) — the day when the new moon is first seen
  • German: Neumondtag — the day when the new moon is first seen
  • Gujarati: અમાસ (amās) — the day when the new moon is first seen
  • Hebrew: ראשׁ חֹדֶשׁ (rosh ḥódesh) — the day when the new moon is first seen