A Cheshire Moon, Dry Moon, or Wet Moon is a crescent moon, when the horns of the crescent point up, away from the horizon. This usually happens once every 7 to 14 months. Its opposite is the Rising Crescent Moon. It is called a Cheshire moon as a reference to the Cheshire cat of Lewis Carrolls writings.

See Also

• Blue moon
• Black moon
• Rising crescent moon
• Crescent moon
• Lunar phase

External Links

• Cheshire Moon, speedy sunset, languid eventide (USA Today)
• How often does a 'Dry Moon' happen with the horns of the Moon pointed straight up? (Astronomy Cafe)
• http://www.kellscraft.com/ReadingWeather/readingweather09.html
• http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question43.html
• Cheshire Moon by Jim Buckels