Some words related to the moon--
apolune: The point in an orbit around the moon where the orbiting body is farthest from the moon.
blue moon: The third full moon in a three-month calendrical season that has four full moons.
earthshine: The sunlight reflected from the earth's surface that illuminates part of the moon not directly lighted by the sun.
geoselenic: Relating to the earth and the moon, or to their joint action or mutual relations: as, geoselenic phenomena.
gibbous moon: A lunar phase either side of the full moon when the moon's disc as seen from the Earth is larger than a semicircle.
increscent: Showing a progressively larger lighted surface, as of a planet or the moon; waxing.
lunicurrent: Changing periodically with the position of the moon.
luniolatry: Moon-worship.
lunisolar: Of or caused by both the sun and the moon.
lunistice: In astronomy, the moment of the moon's greatest northing and southing in her monthly revolution.
lunitidal: Of or relating to tidal phenomena caused by the moon.
moon illusion: The optical illusion whereby the moon looks larger when it is low in the sky than otherwise.
moon-dial: A dial for showing the hours by the moon.
moonblind: Affected with moon blindness.
moonblink: A temporary evening blindness said to be occasioned by sleeping in the moonshine in tropical climates.
moonbow: A meteorological phenomenon also known as a lunar rainbow or white rainbow, well documented at Cumberland Falls near Corbin, Kentucky, Victoria Falls in Africa as well as other places such as Yosemite National Park.
moonchild: One who is born under the sign of Cancer.
moonglade: The track of moonlight on water.
moonrise: The event or time of the appearance of the upper circumferential edge of the moon as it rises above the horizon.
moonset: The event or time of the disappearance of the moon's upper circumferential edge as it sets below the horizon.
moonwake: The reflection of moonlight on a body of water.
neomenia: The time of new moon; the beginning of the month.
new moon: The phase of the moon at which the moon, as viewed from Earth, does not appear to be illuminated by the sun. The new phase marks the beginning of a single revolution of the moon around the earth.
novilunar: Pertaining to the new moon.
old moon: The waning moon.
paraselene: A luminous spot on a lunar halo.
perilune: The point in an orbit around the moon where the orbiting body is closest to the moon.
plenilunar: Pertaining to the full moon.
plenilune: The full moon.
saros: The period of time, just under 19 years, between successive lunar or solar eclipses occurring when the sun, earth, and moon are in the same positions relative to one another.
selenography: The study of the physical features of the moon.
supermoon: a full moon or new moon, when the Earth-Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range
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