Am 27.05.2022 um 21:38 schrieb Will Martin:
The logic that calls a Full Moon a Full Moon (fully illuminated) could call a Quarter Moon a “Half Moon”, but there is no phase of the moon known as “Half Moon”.
Well, just for linguistic interest, that's exactly what they say in German: "Halbmond" is the term for both first and third quarter. Also, the gibbous moon is called "three-quarter moon", so it really describes what we see. But also here, the empty moon is called "new moon".
Meanwhile, “Crescent Moon” is not technically a Moon phase.
Oh really? It even has an entry at Wikipedia. They talk about "waxing crescent" and "waning crescent". -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/En/MoonPhases