Word of the Day – Earthshine

Earthshine (noun)

urth-shiyn

the faint illumination of the part of the moon not illuminated by sunlight, as during a crescent phase, caused by the reflection of light from the earth.

First recorded in 1825–35; earth + shine

Example sentences

“Earthshine is also called “the old moon in the new moon’s arms”—a lovely turn of phrase that not nearly enough astronomers use.”