How to Use gibbous in a Sentence

gibbous

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• But on the 2nd and 3rd, it will be joined by the waning gibbous moon.
  — National Geographic, 1 Apr. 2018
• The waxing gibbous moon dances with the large, gaseous Jupiter on the evening of June 23 in the southeast.
  — Blaine Friedlander, Washington Post, 20 June 2018
• On June 3, Mars will hang out near the waning gibbous moon.
  — Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 June 2018
• Waxing gibbous moon: Most of the moon is now visible in the sky.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022
• July 13 Late on the 13th, look for the waxing gibbous moon to be perched next to brilliant star-like Jupiter.
  — Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, 1 July 2019
• See the waxing gibbous moon scoot by the gaseous Jupiter on June 23 as the planet sets in the western sky before dawn now.
  — Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post, 2 June 2018
• However, the waning gibbous Moon—tonight 98%-lit—will blot-out all but the very brightest bits of the great comet.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
• The waning gibbous moon rises around 11:15 and its light may wash out some of the fainter meteor streaks.
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2022
• Tonight the waxing gibbous Moon will be close to Antares, the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 July 2022
• The best views will come in the predawn hours of Friday morning the 12th, after the waxing gibbous Moon sets around 1 a.m. local daylight time.
  — Rich Talcott, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2016
• Sky-watchers can see the waning gibbous moon and Mars rise in the east together in evening skies this weekend.
  — National Geographic, 2 Sep. 2020
• Tonight a 98%-lit waning gibbous moon will rise later at night close to Neptune.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 7 Aug. 2022
• Hope for clear night skies, as these meteors can’t compete with a gibbous moon.
  — Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2017
• Even a small instrument will show Venus as slightly gibbous, or just over half-full tonight.
  — Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 27 Feb. 2020
• From June 22 to 24, watch as the gibbous moon pays a visit to Jupiter about halfway up the southern sky after your local nightfall.
  — National Geographic, 1 June 2018
• On Saturday night, the bright planet Jupiter will be in a super tight hug just to the lower right of the waxing gibbous (football-shaped) moon.
  — Mike Lynch / Sky Watch, Twin Cities, 3 June 2017
• Skygazers could see as many as 40 meteors an hour, but the bright gibbous moon will probably wash out most of them.
  — Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2018
• This is the presence of the star Regulus, appearing below the waxing gibbous moon at around 8:23 p.m. in the evening’s twilight.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Feb. 2021
• An 82%-lit waning gibbous Moon will be between Saturn and Jupiter.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 July 2022
• Of note, next month’s full moon falls on Nov. 8, so the first attempt should feature a waning gibbous moon still rising high in the eastern sky at midnight.
  — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2022
• And after sunset on Jan. 3, the Red Planet will be only 2-3 degrees from the waxing gibbous moon.
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2022
• The waxing gibbous moon approaches Mars on July 26 but appears to loiter near the planet the next day.
  — Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post, 30 June 2018
• The waxing gibbous moon will act as a convenient guidepost.
  — National Geographic, 4 Dec. 2019
• Lyrids meteor shower, with a waxing gibbous moon hanging bright in the sky.
  — oregonlive, 30 Dec. 2020
• After darkness falls, look southeast for the waxing gibbous moon pairing up with the ringed world Saturn.
  — National Geographic, 1 July 2017
• Most of the reminiscences now popping up across the media focus the Earth itself, seen gibbous and gorgeous from afar.
  — Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2018
• The moon is unfortunately in a waxing gibbous phase on peak night, meaning that much of the moon will be visible.
  — Megan Marples, CNN, 16 Nov. 2021
• The moon is in its waning gibbous phase about halfway lit, meaning that seeing the meteors won’t be as easy as the dark skies of a new moon, which doesn’t happen until Oct. 28.
  — Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Oct. 2019
• Through binoculars or a telescope, a small gibbous appears: a mostly full Venus.
  — Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021
• This year, however, there will be a bright waning gibbous moon rising into the sky a few hours after nightfall on the peak nights of the Perseids.
  — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2017

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024