Half Moon
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Lunar phase
A lunar phase or phase of the moon is the appearance of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth. The lunar phases change cyclically as the Moon orbits the Earth, according to the changing relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun...
coinciding with neap tides, which are often easier for seafarers than spring tides. This would apply to the first quarter and last (third) quarter moon; in both cases, half of the moon's disk is lit. A crescent
Crescent
In art and symbolism, a crescent is generally the shape produced when a circular disk has a segment of another circle removed from its edge, so that what remains is a shape enclosed by two circular arcs of different diameters which intersect at two points .In astronomy, a crescent...
is a geometrical and symbolic moon shape.
Half Moon can also refer to:
Ships
- Halve Maen or Half Moon (ship) – a Dutch East India Company ship with which Henry Hudson explored parts of North America
- Half Moon (shipwreck)Half Moon (shipwreck)The Half Moon is a racing sailboat which sank in 1930 near Miami, Florida, United States. It is located outside Bear Cut off Key Biscayne. Originally christened Germania, the racing yacht was built by Krupp-Germania-Werft in 1908 in Kiel, Germany...
– a German ship that sank off the coast of Florida in 1930 - USS Half Moon (AVP-26)USS Half Moon (AVP-26)USS Half Moon was a seaplane tender that served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946.-Construction and early deployment:Half Moon was laid down as a small seaplane tender on 10 March 1942 by Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, Washington, and was launched as such on 12 July 1942,...
, a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1943 to 1946 - USCGC Half Moon (WAVP-378)USCGC Half Moon (WAVP-378)USCGC Half Moon , later WHEC-378, was a Casco-class United States Coast Guard cutter in service from 1948 to 1969.-Construction and U.S. Navy service:...
, later WHEC-378, a United States Coast Guard cutter in commission from 1948 to 1969
Places
- Half Moon, North CarolinaHalf Moon, North CarolinaHalf Moon is a census-designated place in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,645 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Halfmoon, New YorkHalfmoon, New YorkHalfmoon is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 18,474 at the 2000 census. The town is named for the crescent shape of the land between the Hudson River and Mohawk River....
- Half Moon Bay, the name of various places
- Half Moon Island (South Shetland Islands)Half Moon Island (South Shetland Islands)Half Moon Island is a minor Antarctic island, lying north of Burgas Peninsula, Livingston Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Surface area ....
, Antarctica - Halfmoon Campground, a campground in the east crazy mountains in Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
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Other
- Half Moon (film)Half Moon (film)Half Moon is a 2006 film written and directed by the Iranian Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi. Half Moon is a joint production of Iran, Austria, France and Iraq...
– a 2006 Iranian film directed by Bahman Ghobadi - Half MoonPub namesPub names are used to identify and differentiate each public house. As many public houses are centuries old, many of their early customers were unable to read, and pictorial signs could be readily recognised when lettering and words could not be read.Modern names are sometimes a marketing ploy or...
– a common name for an English pub - A black and white cookieBlack and white cookieA black and white cookie, also known as a half and half cookie, a drop cake or a half moon, is a soft, sponge cake-like shortbread which is iced on one half with vanilla fondant, and on the other half by dark chocolate fondant...
- Half Moon PartyHalf Moon PartyThe Half Moon Party is an outdoor dance music event on the island of Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand held at the intervals between full moon and new moon, i.e. approximately twice a month....
, a bi-monthly event on Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand - The Half Moon (music venue)The Half Moon (music venue)The Half Moon, Putney is a London music venue in London. Providing a stage for different kinds of music, it became a major venue for many name performers and bands, offering both lunchtime and evening performances...
, a music venue in London - HalfmoonHalfmoonThe Halfmoon, or Medialuna californiensis, is a species of edible Pacific fish....
– a fish species - Half Moon (Efteling)Half Moon (Efteling)Half Moon is a Pirate Ship ride at Efteling theme park in the Netherlands. Designed by Ton van de Ven and manufactured by Intamin, it opened its doors in 1982.-History and details:...
, a ship swing in Efteling amusement park in the Netherlands - Fingernail half moons, the Lunula (anatomy)Lunula (anatomy)The lunula, or lunulae , is the crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail or toenail. The lunula is the visible part of the nail matrix The lunula, or lunulae (pl.) (little moon in Latin), is the crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail or toenail. The lunula is the...