Moon phases and nicknames of the moon:
New moon (the first day of the lunar calendar, i.e. the new moon): 0 degrees;
The upper Emei month (generally the lunar calendar day) Around the second night of the Lunar New Year -------around the seventh day of the Lunar New Year): 0 degrees----90 degrees;
Winding string (around the eighth day of the Lunar New Year): 90 degrees;
< p>Gibbous moon (around the ninth day of the lunar calendar-----around the fourteenth day of the lunar calendar): 90 degrees----180 degrees;Full moon (looking at the sun, on the night of the 15th day of the lunar calendar or around the 16th day of the lunar calendar) ): 180 degrees;
The waning moon (around the 16th lunar calendar ----- around the 23rd lunar calendar): 180 degrees - 270 degrees;
Last quarter (the second lunar calendar) Around the 13th day of the lunar calendar): 270 degrees;
Xia Emei month (around the 24th day of the lunar calendar - the end of the month): 270 degrees ----- 360 degrees;
In addition, The last day of the lunar month is called Huisi, that is, the moon is not visible;
The moon's waxing and waning changes are called moon phases
Since the moon itself does not emit light, the light emitted by the moon we see is The light is caused by the reflection of sunlight on the moon. The moon's waxing and waning changes are caused by the relative positions of the moon, the earth, and the sun. It can also be said that when the moon becomes "bent", it is because the shadow of the earth changes the moon's shape. Part of it is blocked
The change pattern of the moon phases: From the first to the thirtieth day of the lunar month, the "new moon" cannot be seen because the light is blocked.
The "New Emei Moon" appears on the third and fourth days of the lunar calendar. The moon faces west. When the sun sets, it appears in the sky at about 45 degrees in the west. At 9 p.m. Disappearing on the western horizon.
The first quarter moon appears on the seventh and eighth day of the lunar calendar. The moon faces west. When the sun sets, it appears at the position of the noon sun. It disappears on the western horizon around twelve o'clock in the evening. .
Eleventh to Twelfth: The ascending gibbous moon appears on the eleventh and twelfth days of the lunar calendar. The moon faces west. When the sun sets, it appears in the sky at about 45 degrees in the east, and disappears in the sky around three in the morning. On the western horizon.
The full moon appears on the 15th and 16th days of the lunar calendar. The moon is round. It rises from the eastern horizon when the sun sets and disappears from the western horizon when the sun rises the next day. superior.
The 18th to 19th: The lower gibbous moon appears on the 18th and 19th of the lunar calendar. The moon faces east, rises from the eastern horizon around nine o'clock in the evening, and disappears in the west when the sun rises the next day. In space at about forty-five degrees.
Twenty-two to twenty-three: The last quarter moon appears on the 22nd and 23rd of the lunar calendar. The moon faces east and rises from the eastern horizon around twelve o'clock in the evening (zero o'clock). As the sun rises it disappears directly above the ground.
Twenty-seventh to twenty-eighth: The Emei Moon appears on the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth of the lunar calendar. The moon faces east, rises from the eastern horizon around three in the morning, and disappears when the sun rises. In space about forty-five degrees to the east.
Because the first moon looks like a hook, the moon is also called: silver hook or jade hook.
Because the crescent moon is like a bow, the moon is also called: jade bow and bow moon.
Because the full moon is like a wheel, a disk, or a mirror, the moon is also called: golden wheel, moon wheel, silver disk, jade disk, golden mirror, and jade mirror.
It is said that there are rabbits and toads in the moon. The moon is also called: Jade Rabbit, Golden Toad, Silver Toad, and Toad Palace.
It is said that there is a laurel tree in the moon, and the moon is also called: laurel moon, laurel wheel, laurel palace and laurel soul.
It is said that there are two palaces in the middle of the moon, Guanghan Palace and Qingxu Palace, so the moon is called: Guanghan Palace and Qingxu Palace.
Because it is said that the god who drives the moon is named Wangshu, so the moon is called Wangshu.
The most popular and most beautiful story is the story of Chang'e flying to the moon. It is said that Chang'e, the wife of Hou Yi, the hero who shot the sun, secretly ate the elixir of immortality that Hou Yi asked for from the Queen Mother of the West, so she floated up to the cold and silent Moon Palace, and later became the Fairy of the Moon Palace. Accompanying her were The Jade Rabbit makes medicine and Wu Gang cuts Gui, so the moon is also called Chang'e.
Because people often compare beautiful women to the moon, the moon is also called Chanjuan.
In addition, the moon also has many other names such as Bendsi, Yinsi, Supo, Ningshuang, Ice Mirror, Mingjing, Ice Wheel, Luminous Light, Su'e and so on.