new moon; moon on first day of lunar month
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new moon; the moon on the first day of the lunar month
Also called 新月 (xīnyuè). In astronomy, this refers to the phase when the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun, with its dark side facing Earth.
Shuò朔
yuè月
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
ròu肉
yǎn眼
tōng通
cháng常
kàn看
bú不
dào到
yuè月
liang亮
。
During the new moon, we usually cannot see the moon with the naked eye.
Nóng农
lì历
měi每
yuè月
chū初
yī一
chēng称
wéi为
shuò朔
yuè月
，
shí十
wǔ五
chēng称
wéi为
wàng望
yuè月
。
The first day of each lunar month is called the new moon (shuòyuè), and the fifteenth is called the full moon (wàngyuè).
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Gǔ古
rén人
gēn根
jù据
shuò朔
yuè月
de的
biàn变
huà化
lái来
zhì制
dìng定
lì历
fǎ法
。
The ancients formulated calendars based on the changes of the new moon.