Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rising crescent moon

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The result of the debate was redirect to lunar phase. Deathphoenix 04:11, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Rising crescent moon

When the Sun is high in the sky, the horns of the crescent moon always point down, and when the Sun is below the horizon, the horns always point up, so this happens every month, not every 7 to 14 months. I did some research on google, and found one bald assertion that did not give any further references, that explains what this phrase is supposed to mean. Apparently, it's supposed to mean the crescent moon with the horns pointing up and tilting neither to the left nor to the right, not even a little bit. However, it's still a poorly chosen phrase, since "rising crescent moon" already means any crescent moon at any given time when it happens to be rising! As far as I know, April Holladay invented this phrase, and even if she did not, I still think it is someone else's original research. --Eric Forste 00:16, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)

This was improperly and not completely posted to VfD. I'm finishing the process. No vote. —Mar·ka·ci:2005-02-13 11:42 Z
Redirect to lunar phase (which calls it a waning crescent moon) without adding its content to lunar phase. I agree that the title applies to any rising crescent moon, not just one that that points straight down. If the Sun is high in the sky, its glare would overwhelm any crescent moon immediately below it, so it would be unseen. If the Sun is below the horizon, the moon's horns point up only in the tropic and temperate zones — in the Arctic and Antarctic zones, both the Sun and Moon would be near the horizon, so it would again be unseen in the sun's glare (and the horns would now point left or right). — Joe Kress 20:33, Feb 13, 2005 (UTC)

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