Moon (Achaean)

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Governed by the Goddess Ourania, each of the eight distinct phases of the moon observable to attentive sky-watchers is foretold to have eldritch mysteries related to it.

New Moon
The beginning of the lunar cycle; the moon, though present, appears dark or totally absent during this phase.
Waxing Crescent
Represented by a crescent-shaped arch on the right hand of the circle in the sky.
First Quarter
This moon phase designates the moon’s transition into the Waxing Gibbous, when the right half of the moon appears lit.
Waxing Gibbous
When three quarters of the moon (from the right) is lit upon the night’s sky.
Full Moon
The circular orb of the night’s sky is fully illuminated during this phase.
Waning Gibbous
Receding slightly, the moon’s light contracts slightly until three quarters of the lunar orb are visible from left to right.
Last Quarter
The light of the moon is minimised to the left side of the moon’s lunar orb, designating the transition into the Waning Crescent phase.
Waning Crescent
Diminished in luminescence, the light of the moon is reduced to a crescent-shaped part on the left hand of the circle in the sky.