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Arrival of a spacecraft on the Moon's surface
A Moon landing or lunar landing is the arrival of a crewed or robotic spacecraft on the Moon. The first human-made object to touch the Moon was Luna 2
Moon_landing
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
John F. Kennedy's national goal, "before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" in his address to the U
Apollo_program
Claims that the Apollo Moon landings were faked
that some or all elements of the Apollo program and the associated Moon landings were hoaxes staged by NASA, possibly with the aid of other organizations
Moon landing conspiracy theories
Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories
First crewed Moon landing (1969)
two stages—a descent stage with a large engine and fuel tanks for landing on the Moon, and a lighter ascent stage containing a cabin for two astronauts
Apollo_11
Missions and flights of NASA's Apollo Program
crewed flight; and the third landing attempt on Apollo 13 was aborted by an oxygen tank explosion en route to the Moon, which disabled the CSM Odyssey's
List_of_Apollo_missions
Independent confirmations of Apollo Moon landings
Third-party evidence for the Apollo Moon landings is evidence or analysis of evidence about the Apollo Moon landings that does not come from the U.S. government
Third-party evidence for Apollo Moon landings
Third-party_evidence_for_Apollo_Moon_landings
Lunar lander variant of SpaceX Starship
lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon and back. It is being designed and built by SpaceX under the Human Landing System contract to NASA as a critical
Starship_HLS
Second crewed Moon landing
land on the Moon. It was launched on November 14, 1969, by NASA from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, landing on the part of the Moon called the Ocean
Apollo_12
2013 studio album by James Blunt
Moon Landing is the fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, released on 18 October 2013 through Custard Records and Atlantic Records
Moon_Landing_(album)
landing. Apollo 13's planned lunar landing was aborted due to an oxygen tank explosion en route to the Moon; instead, the crew looped around the Moon
List of people who have flown to the Moon
List_of_people_who_have_flown_to_the_Moon
Fourth crewed Moon landing
the fourth Moon landing. It was the first J mission, with a longer stay on the Moon and a greater focus on science than earlier landings. Apollo 15 saw
Apollo_15
First crewed lunar landing of the Artemis program
crewed mission and the first Moon landing in the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program, marking the first crewed Moon landing since Apollo 17 in 1972
Artemis_IV
US–USSR spaceflight capability rivalry
to send a three-person orbiter and two-person lander to the Moon. Kennedy's Moon landing goal was achieved in July 1969, with the flight of Apollo 11
Space_Race
another astronomical body, passing near the Moon. Soon after, the first Moon landing—and the first landing on any extraterrestrial body—was carried out
List_of_missions_to_the_Moon
Sixth and most recent crewed Moon landing
NASA missions List of spacewalks and moonwalks 1965–1999 Moon landing The Case of the Missing Moon Rocks Apollo in Real Time Apart from the Apollo program's
Apollo_17
Programs by the Soviet Union to land humans on the Moon
orbited nor landed on the Moon. As early as 1961, the Soviet leadership had made public pronouncements about landing a man on the Moon and establishing a lunar
Soviet_crewed_lunar_programs
Lunar lander family for the Artemis program
south pole landing, where it was proposed that a series of landings could be used to deliver the infrastructure for a Moon base. Blue Moon formed the
Blue_Moon_(spacecraft)
Lunar landers for the Artemis program
The Human Landing System (HLS) are spacecraft developed for the NASA-led Artemis program to land astronauts on the Moon. HLS vehicles are designed to
Human_Landing_System
focused largely on the themes of life on the Moon, first Moon landings, and lunar colonization. The Moon has been a setting in fiction since at least
Moon_in_science_fiction
Topics referred to by the same term
A Moon landing is the arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. Moon Landing may also refer to: "Moon Landing" (Modern Family), an episode of
Moon_landing_(disambiguation)
1962 speech by John F. Kennedy
making the Moon landing a joint project. The speech resonated widely, although there was disquiet about the cost and value of the Moon-landing effort. Kennedy's
We_choose_to_go_to_the_Moon
Fifth crewed Moon landing
route to the Moon. These culminated with a problem with the spacecraft's main engine that resulted in a six-hour delay in the Moon landing as NASA managers
Apollo_16
Third crewed Moon landing
the third to land on the Moon, and the first to land in the lunar highlands. It was the last of the "H missions", landings at specific sites of scientific
Apollo_14
Musical by Stephen Edwards
‹ The template Infobox musical is being considered for merging. › Moon Landing is a musical with book, lyrics and music by Stephen Edwards. The story,
Moon_Landing_(music_drama)
Lunar research program (2004–present)
program. Chang'e 1 (2007) and Chang'e 2 (2010) orbited the Moon, surveying potential landing sites. Chang'e 3 (2013) deployed China's first lander and
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
Chinese_Lunar_Exploration_Program
Blue Origin lunar lander test flight
Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 1 is a planned robotic lunar landing mission to be operated by Blue Origin. As a flight test of a prototype Blue Moon Mark
Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 1
Blue_Moon_Pathfinder_Mission_1
Astronauts from NASA's Apollo program
who reached the Moon, two went on to command a Skylab mission, one commanded Apollo–Soyuz, one flew as commander for Approach and Landing Tests of the Space
List_of_Apollo_astronauts
NASA-led lunar exploration program
planned to be the second crewed lunar landing. This mission also is when NASA is expected to begin building its Moon base. The Artemis program incorporates
Artemis_program
American astronaut (1930–2012)
national goal proposed in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy "of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" before the end of the decade
Neil_Armstrong
NASA crewed Moon landing spacecraft (1969–1972)
route to the Moon. The six landed descent stages remain at their landing sites; their corresponding ascent stages crashed into the Moon following use
Apollo_Lunar_Module
Film by Greg Berlanti
Davis as she is tasked with creating a false moon landing in case his actual mission fails. Fly Me to the Moon premiered on July 8, 2024, at AMC Lincoln
Fly Me to the Moon (2024 film)
Fly_Me_to_the_Moon_(2024_film)
1964 film by Nathan Juran
the real Moon landing happened, NASA "had no footage showing the space capsule separating from the 'mother ship' and landing on the Moon's surface. All
First Men in the Moon (1964 film)
First_Men_in_the_Moon_(1964_film)
Missions to the Moon
successfully land humans on the Moon, which it did six times on the near side in the late 20th century. The first human landing took place in 1969, when the
Exploration_of_the_Moon
Cancelled 2005–2010 NASA human spaceflight program
who worked on the Apollo program. "The mechanics of landing on the Moon and getting off the Moon to a large extent have been solved," said Constellation
Constellation_program
Apollo Moon landings were hoaxes perpetrated by NASA and other agencies has appeared many times in popular culture. Not all references to Moon landing conspiracy
Moon landing conspiracy theories in popular culture
Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories_in_popular_culture
public domain. Jones, Andrew (7 June 2017). "China confirms landing site for Chang'e-5 Moon sample return". GB Times. Archived from the original on 28
List of landings on extraterrestrial bodies
List_of_landings_on_extraterrestrial_bodies
Cultural aspects of the first manned Moon landing
stamps as part of its "Forever" collection, one a photograph of the Moon with the landing site marked, and the other one of Armstrong's pictures of Aldrin
Apollo_11_in_popular_culture
2014–15 concert tour by James Blunt
The Moon Landing World Tour is the fourth concert tour by English recording artist James Blunt. Launched in support of his fourth studio album, Moon Landing
Moon_Landing_World_Tour
Natural satellite orbiting Earth
understanding the Moon as a common. In 2021 the 20 July became the International Moon Day, the date of the first crewed Moon landing. The lunar effect
Moon
2019 American science fiction drama
succeeds in the first crewed Moon landing ahead of the United States. The title is inspired by the lunar plaque left on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 11
For_All_Mankind_(TV_series)
Upcoming crewed mission of the Artemis program
several key systems needed for a lunar landing. The Blue Origin vehicle, reportedly a crew-carrying variant of Blue Moon Mark 1, is expected to carry a functioning
Artemis_III
Hemisphere of the Moon that always faces away from Earth
uncrewed soft landings had taken place on the near side of the Moon, until January 3, 2019, when the Chang'e 4 spacecraft made the first landing on the far
Far_side_of_the_Moon
English musician (born 1974)
intervals of approximately three years: Some Kind of Trouble (2010), Moon Landing (2013), The Afterlove (2017), Once Upon a Mind (2019) and Who We Used
James_Blunt
American astronaut (born 1930)
arrived, Moon landing conspiracy theorist Bart Sibrel accosted him with a film crew and demanded he swear on a Bible that the Moon landings were not faked
Buzz_Aldrin
Spacecraft intended to land on the surface of the Moon
1958 and 1976. Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing on the Moon on February 3, 1966, after 11 unsuccessful attempts. Three Luna Spacecraft
Lunar_lander
Second crewed mission to orbit the Moon
and the second to orbit the Moon. NASA, the mission's operator, described it as a "dress rehearsal" for the first Moon landing (Apollo 11, two months later)
Apollo_10
Canceled space missions
Several planned missions of the Apollo crewed Moon landing program of the 1960s and 1970s were canceled, for reasons which included changes in technical
Canceled_Apollo_missions
14th episode of the 1st season of Modern Family
"Moon Landing" is the fourteenth episode of the first season of the American family sitcom television series Modern Family and the fourteenth episode of
Moon_Landing_(Modern_Family)
China crewed lunar surface lander
two astronauts on the Moon by the year 2030. Under this plan, the astronauts will conduct scientific work upon landing on the Moon, including the collection
Lanyue
1999 film by Tony Goldwyn
backdrop of the Woodstock festival of 1969 and the United States's first Moon landing of that year, was distributed by Miramax Films. Directed by Tony Goldwyn
A_Walk_on_the_Moon
only a few have landed on the Moon. This is a list of species that have landed on the Moon, only including landings in which the payload survived. This
List of species that have landed on the Moon
List_of_species_that_have_landed_on_the_Moon
2015 conspiracy thriller film by Matt Johnson
fake the Moon landing portion of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. The film opens with President John F. Kennedy's 1962 "We choose to go to the Moon" speech
Operation_Avalanche_(film)
Indian lunar mission (2023–Present)
18:04 IST (12:33 UTC). With this landing, ISRO became the fourth national space agency to successfully land on the Moon, after the Soviet space program
Chandrayaan-3
American flight director for NASA (born 1933)
flight director (nicknamed "White Flight") during NASA's Apollo 13 crewed Moon landing mission. Kranz's team was on duty when part of the Apollo 13 Service
Gene_Kranz
had never ended" after the Soviet Union succeeds in the first crewed Moon landing ahead of the United States. It premiered on November 1, 2019. The fifth
List of For All Mankind characters
List_of_For_All_Mankind_characters
1902 French short film by Georges Méliès
The Man in the Moon watches the capsule as it approaches, and, in an iconic shot, it hits him in the eye. Landing safely on the Moon, the astronomers
A_Trip_to_the_Moon
Settlement on the Moon
use of the Moon to peaceful purposes and explicitly banning military installations and weapons of mass destruction from the Moon. The landing of U.S. astronauts
Colonization_of_the_Moon
American space and aeronautics agency
also had a lasting influence on popular culture since the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969. For fiscal year 2026, NASA was authorized a budget of $24.4
NASA
Light that reaches Earth from the Moon
the Moon, consisting mostly of reflected sunlight, and some earthlight. The ancient Greek philosopher Anaxagoras noted that "the sun provides the moon with
Moonlight
NASA program contracting commercial transportation services to the Moon
to hire companies to send small robotic landers and rovers to the Moon. Most landing sites are near the lunar south pole where they will scout for lunar
Commercial Lunar Payload Services
Commercial_Lunar_Payload_Services
Development history of the SpaceX Starship vehicle
around the moon will help make humanity multiplanetary". Space. Retrieved 2026-06-06. "SpaceX pitches NASA 'simplified' Starship moon landing plan amid
SpaceX Starship design history
SpaceX_Starship_design_history
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1934–2017)
Soller, Kurt (July 17, 2009), "Moonstruck: Debunking the Claims of Moon Landing Deniers", Newsweek, archived from the original on August 25, 2009, retrieved
Gene_Cernan
Neil Armstrong's words on landing on the moon
on October 4, 2006. Smith, Veronica (October 2, 2006). "Armstrong's Moon landing speech rewritten". Cosmos. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original
One_small_step
United States software engineer (born 1936)
flight software, averted an abort of the landing on the Moon. Three minutes before the lunar lander reached the Moon's surface, several computer alarms were
Margaret Hamilton (software engineer)
Margaret_Hamilton_(software_engineer)
1995 film by Ron Howard
electrical power, which forces NASA's flight controllers to abandon the Moon landing and improvise scientific and mechanical solutions to get the three astronauts
Apollo_13_(film)
2000 Australian film
to ensure that the Moon landing proceeds as smoothly as possible. The major role that the dish is set to play in the Moon landing draws great interest
The_Dish
Japanese lunar lander (2023–2024)
successfully soft-landed on the Moon on January 19, 2024, making Japan the fifth country to accomplish a soft landing on the Moon, after the Soviet Union, the
Smart Lander for Investigating Moon
Smart_Lander_for_Investigating_Moon
2018 film by Damien Chazelle
the direction, Gosling and Foy's performances, musical score, and the Moon landing sequence, but it underperformed at the box office, grossing $105.7 million
First_Man_(film)
2024 lunar landing mission
IM-1 was a robotic Moon landing mission conducted by Intuitive Machines (IM) in February 2024 using a Nova-C lunar lander. After contact with the lunar
IM-1
Class of Indian partially reusable launch vehicles under development by ISRO
ISRO's roadmap for India's Human Moon Landing Programme! 🇮🇳🌖 It involves a series of uncrewed Chandrayaan landings between 2027-2037 + the establishment
Next Generation Launch Vehicle
Next_Generation_Launch_Vehicle
American aerospace company
develop, test and deploy its Blue Moon landing system for the agency's Artemis V mission, which explores the Moon and prepares future crewed missions
Blue_Origin
Planetary surface exploration vehicle
the Moon in Chinese mythology. Launched in 2013 with the Chang'e 3 mission, it is China's first lunar rover, the first soft landing on the Moon since
Rover_(space_exploration)
11 moon landing is considered the most watched broadcast of all time, with an estimated viewership of 125–150 million. However, the Apollo 11 moon landing
List of most watched television broadcasts in the United States
List_of_most_watched_television_broadcasts_in_the_United_States
1970 spoken word poem by Gil Scott-Heron
debt, high taxes and poverty experienced at the time of the Apollo Moon landings. The poem critiques the resources spent on the space program while Black
Whitey_on_the_Moon
Lunar lander developed by Firefly Aerospace
subcontracts Blue Ghost payload integration, launch from Earth, landing on the Moon and mission operations. Firefly's Cedar Park facility serves as the
Firefly_Aerospace_Blue_Ghost
List of launches of SpaceX's fully reusable Starship
Mars plans to focus on 2027 moon landing, WSJ reports". Reuters. February 6, 2026. Retrieved February 6, 2026. "Human Landing Systems". NASA. Retrieved
List_of_Starship_launches
Indian Lunar exploration programme
astronauts land on the Moon to carry forward further explorations, with the robotic programme planned to continue beyond crewed landings as a support to the
Chandrayaan_programme
American astronaut (1930–2021)
module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on the surface. He was also
Michael_Collins_(astronaut)
Pattern observed on the Moon's surface
or body are recognized in the disc of the full moon; they are generally known as the Man in the Moon. The images are based on the appearance of the dark
Man_in_the_Moon
British artist (born 1956)
created a firework display titled Nocturne: A Moon Landing containing a lunar meteorite. Therefore, the moon "landed on Jupiter". The following year Parker
Cornelia_Parker
Canadian actor and filmmaker (born 1985)
CIA agents who become embroiled in a conspiracy to fake the Apollo 11 Moon landing. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Johnson had received
Matt_Johnson_(director)
1992 single by R.E.M.
song's title and chorus refer to Moon landing conspiracy theories, as an oblique allusion to rumors that the moon landing was faked. The song gave its name
Man_on_the_Moon_(R.E.M._song)
Snow boot brand
Italy. They became a popular fad in the years following the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and resurfaced as a retrofuturistic fashion trend in the early 2000s
Moon_Boot
1865 novel by Jules Verne
– in a projectile with the goal of a Moon landing. Five years later, Verne wrote a sequel called Around the Moon. There are two modern unabridged English
From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon
American aerospace company
travelling to the Moon.[when?][citation needed] On February 22, 2024, Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander experienced a hard landing on the lunar surface
Intuitive_Machines
Soviet lunar module intended to be used in the Soviet lunar landing attempts
suffered setbacks (including several launch failures), and the first Moon landings were achieved by US astronauts on Apollo 11. As a result, both the N1
LK_(spacecraft)
2002 book by Phil Plait
Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax" is a non-fiction book by the American astronomer Phil Plait, who
Bad_Astronomy
Aborted Moon landing mission in the Apollo program
would have been the third Moon landing. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the landing was aborted after an oxygen
Apollo_13
Moon landing site of American Apollo 15
near side of Earth's Moon that served as the landing site for the American Apollo 15 mission, the fourth crewed landing on the Moon and the first of the
Hadley–Apennine
Rocks on or from the Moon
Chang'e 5, Chang'e 6, reached the Moon on May 8, 2024, and entered lunar orbit for 20 days to find an appropriate landing site. On 1 June 2024, the lander
Moon_rock
Anti-scientific belief
demonstration after the fact, and the discussion degenerated into tangents about Moon landing conspiracy theories and alleged NASA cover-ups. The 2018 documentary
Modern_flat_Earth_beliefs
First crewed space mission to orbit the Moon
and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon. The crew orbited the Moon ten times without landing and then returned to Earth. The three astronauts—Frank
Apollo_8
Mirrors for measuring Earth–Moon distance
Robotic Spacecraft Attempt at Moon Landing". NASA. Retrieved 12 April 2019. Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crash site spotted on moon, 15 May 2019 "Vikram lander
List of retroreflectors on the Moon
List_of_retroreflectors_on_the_Moon
Apollo human lunar landing training vehicle
Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV, nicknamed the Flying Bedstead) was a Project Apollo era program to build a simulator for the Moon landings. The LLRVs
Lunar Landing Research Vehicle
Lunar_Landing_Research_Vehicle
Indian lunar mission (2019–Present)
lunar landing on 6 September 2019; the lander crashed due to a software error. The lunar orbiter continues to operate in orbit around the Moon. A follow-up
Chandrayaan-2
American music festival
Moon Man's Landing is an annual American music festival curated by musician and actor Kid Cudi. The first Moon Man's Landing event was initially held as
Moon_Man's_Landing
Calendar year
considered the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, where astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon. January 4 – The
1969
Topics referred to by the same term
Man on the Moon", a spoken track by The Wiggles from their 1991 self-titled album Moon landing Apollo 11 in 1969, the first crewed Moon landing "Man and
Man_on_the_Moon
Science museum in Huntsville, Alabama
very beginning." The center opened in 1970, just after the Apollo 12 Moon landing, the second crewed mission to the lunar surface. It showcases Apollo
U.S._Space_&_Rocket_Center
2024 National Football League championship game
becoming the most-watched United States broadcast since the Apollo 11 moon landing. This continued an upward viewing trend that would be broken again the
Super_Bowl_LVIII
MOON LANDING
MOON LANDING
Boy/Male
Indian
Fountain, Spring
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada, Kashmiri
Moon
Girl/Female
Biblical
House, place of sin.
Surname or Lastname
English (Leicestershire)
English (Leicestershire) : variant of Towne.
Girl/Female
Tamil
The Moon
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant spelling of Noone.English, Scottish, and Dutch : from Middle English none, Middle Dutch noene ‘noon’, the time of brightest sunshine, hence perhaps nickname for a bright and cheerful person or for someone born at that time of day. The word is derived from Latin nona (hora) ‘ninth (hour)’, i.e. about three o’clock. The change in meaning of the vocabulary word from mid-afternoon to midday, probably occurred as a result of monastic meal times being brought forward.
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumberland and Durham)
English (Northumberland and Durham) : unexplained. Compare Moad, Mode.
Surname or Lastname
English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh
English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh : variant spelling of Moore.
Boy/Male
French
Dark skinned.
Girl/Female
Hindu
The Moon
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Slave; Myth Name; Letters
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Munn, Mann, or possibly Moon.German : probably a variant of Mann.Catalan : from the Marian name Mare de Déu del Món, from Girona province. This name is very common in northern Catalonia.Asturian-Leonese or Aragonese : habitational name from Mon in Asturies, or from El Mon in Uesca, Aragón.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Sword blade
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : metronymic from the medieval personal name Mag(ge), a reduced form of Margaret (see Margeson); but in some cases a patronymic from the Old English personal name Mocca.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mocháin (see Mohan).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Moyon in La Manche, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Modius (from Latin modus ‘measure’) + the locative suffix -o (genitive -onis).English : nickname from Anglo-Norman French moun ‘monk’ (see Monk).Cornish : nickname for a slender person, from Cornish mon ‘thin’.Korean : variant of Mun.
Girl/Female
Australian, Irish
From Doon
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish
Plenty; Moon
Boy/Male
Indian
Sword blade
Boy/Male
Muslim
Journey
Surname or Lastname
English or Dutch
English or Dutch : variant of Boone.
MOON LANDING
MOON LANDING
Girl/Female
Tamil
Union
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Who Loves Friends and Family Members
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
A Great Treasure House
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Traditional
Golden Lotus
Boy/Male
Tamil
Capable, Skilful
Boy/Male
Latin
From the Black Sea.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Queen
Boy/Male
Biblical
Brother of goodness.
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian, Sanskrit
Term of Respect Applied to a Buddhist Mendicant
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Noblest of the World
MOON LANDING
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n.
A crescentlike outwork. See Half-moon.
n.
A eye affected by the moon; also, a disease in the eye of a horse.
v. i.
To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.
a.
Of or pertaining to the moon.
n.
A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or Saturn.
v. i.
To take rest and refreshment at noon.
n.
Manner of conceiving and expressing action or being, as positive, possible, hypothetical, etc., without regard to other accidents, such as time, person, number, etc.; as, the indicative mood; the infinitive mood; the subjunctive mood. Same as Mode.
n.
An outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon; -- now called a ravelin.
a.
Having eyes affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed; purblind.
n.
The shape of a half-moon; a crescent.
a.
Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent.
n.
Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage.
n.
The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated.
n.
The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her orbit; a month.
n.
The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See Lunar month, under Month.
n.
Alt. of Moot-house
v. t.
To expose to the rays of the moon.
n.
Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as, a melancholy mood; a suppliant mood.