How to Use gibbous in a Sentence

gibbous

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• This year, the peak night will have a waning gibbous moon rising before midnight and staying the sky all night.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
• 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
• On December 21 and 22 nights, a waxing gibbous moon will drop by Jupiter.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• 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
• What to expect This year’s viewing of the Lyrids faces a significant challenge due to the brightness of the waxing gibbous Moon, which will be 96% full at the peak of the shower.
  — George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
• 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
• Sky watchers will have to contend with a bright waxing gibbous moon during the most prolific phase of the shower.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
• 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
• The moon is currently in its waxing gibbous phase at 95% illumination.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024