Earthshine
[urth-shahyn] /ˈɜrθˌʃaɪn/
noun, Astronomy.
1.
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 .
/ˈɜːθˌʃaɪn/
noun
1.
the ashen light reflected from the earth, which illuminates the new moon when it is not receiving light directly from the sun
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