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Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...

is Earth's only natural satellite. Moon may also refer to:

Celestial bodies

Natural satellite A natural satellite is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or small Solar System body (or sometimes another natural satellite). Natural satellites are often colloquially referred to as ''moons'' ...

or Moon (generic) *Moon, a Chinese asterism corresponding to 37 Tauri

Fictional entities

* Moon (Transformers), a character in ''Beast Wars II'' * Moon, a fictional character on '' Jim Henson's Pajanimals'' * Moon, a character in the Tom Stoppard play ''

The Real Inspector Hound ''The Real Inspector Hound'' is a short, one-act play by Tom Stoppard. The plot follows two theatre critics named Moon and Birdboot who are watching a ludicrous setup of a country house murder mystery, in the style of a whodunit. By chance, th ...

'' * Moon, a DLC 4 Zombies map for '' Call of Duty: Black Ops'' * Moon, a Zombies map remastered version for part of the DLC 5 Zombies Chronicles for '' Call of Duty: Black Ops III'' * The Moon, a recurring character from ''The Mighty Boosh''

Film and television

* "Moon", an episode of ''

Teletubbies ''Teletubbies'' is a British children's television series created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport for the BBC. The programme focuses on four differently coloured characters known as the Teletubbies, named after the television screens on t ...

'' * ''Moon'' (2009 film), a 2009 science fiction film starring Sam Rockwell * ''Moon'' (2020 film), a 2020 short drama film directed by Zoé Pelchat

Games

* '' Moon: Remix RPG Adventure'', a role-playing game for the PlayStation * ''Moon'' (1997 video game), a Japanese adult visual novel video game * ''Moon'' (2009 video game), a first-person shooter video game for the Nintendo DS

Literature

* ''

Al-Qamar Al-Qamar ( ar, القمر, al-qamar, The Moon) is the 54th chapter (''surah'') of the Quran, with 55 verses ('' ayat''). The opening verses refer to the splitting of the moon. "Qamar" (), meaning "Moon" in Arabic, is also a common name amon ...

'' or ''The Moon'', the 54th sura of the Qur'an *

Moon Publications Moon is a travel guidebook publisher founded in 1973 in Chico, California. The company started with travel guides to Asia and later also published guides to the Americas. The company is now based in Berkeley, California and published by Avalon T ...

, a series of travel guides by Avalon Publishing Group * "Moon", a horror story by James Herbert * "The Moon", a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson from ''

A Child's Garden of Verses ''A Child's Garden of Verses'' is an 1885 volume of 64 poems for children by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions, and is considered to be one of the most influential child ...

Music

* The Moon, a psychedelic rock band featuring David Marks

Albums

* ''Moon'' (Gackt album) (2002) * ''Moon'' (Kyoko Fukada album) * "Moon" (EP), an EP by Kumi Koda * ''Moon'' (Steve Lacy album) * ''Moon'' (Snowbird album) (2014) * ''Moon'' (Kenny Wheeler and John Taylor album) (2001)

Songs

* "Moon" (Björk song), 2011 * "Moon" (BTS song), 2020 * "Moon" ((G)I-dle song), 2021 * "Moon" (Kanye West song), 2021 * "Moon"/"Blossom", by Ayumi Hamasaki, 2010 * "The Moon" (song), by Taxi, 2000 * "Moon", by Chon from '' Grow'', 2015 * "Moon", by Macintosh Plus from ''

Floral Shoppe is the ninth studio album by the American electronic musician Vektroid under the alias Macintosh Plus, released on December 9, 2011 by the independent record label Beer on the Rug. It is her ninth full-length album and was one of the first ...

'', 2012 * "Moon", by Turnstile from '' Time & Space'', 2018 * "The Moon", by Cat Power from ''The Greatest'', 2006 * "The Moon", by The Microphones from '' The Glow Pt. 2'', 2001 * "The Moon", by The Swell Season from ''

The Swell Season The Swell Season is a folk rock duo formed by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová. "The Swell Season" name is derived from Hansard's favourite novel by Josef Škvorecký from 1975 bearing the same title ...

'', 2006

People

* Moon (given name) *

Moon (Korean name) Moon, also spelled Mun, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Family name As a family name, Moon is written ...

* Moon (surname) *

Moon (gamer) Jang Jae-ho (known as spirit_moon or moon) is a South Korean professional gamer of the popular Blizzard real-time strategy games ''Warcraft III'' and ''StarCraft II''. He is seen by many as the best Night Elf player in the world. Jang Jae-ho i ...

(born 1986), South Korean professional gamer * Di "Moon" Zhang, Chinese-American member of I.aM.mE

Places

;France * Moon-sur-Elle, a commune in France ;United States * Moon, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *

Moon Township, Pennsylvania Moon Township is a township along the Ohio River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Moon is a part of the Greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area and is located northwest of Pittsburgh. The population was 27,261 at the 2020 census. History ...

* Moon, South Dakota, a ghost town * Moon, Virginia * Moon, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Other uses

* The Moon (Tarot card) *

Moon (astrology) In astrology, planets have a meaning different from the astronomical understanding of what a planet is. Before the age of telescopes, the night sky was thought to consist of two very similar components: fixed stars, which remained motionless ...

* FreeX Moon, a German paraglider design * Moon Motor Car, a United States automotive company *

Moon type The Moon System of Embossed Reading (commonly known as the Moon writing, Moon alphabet, Moon script, Moon type, or Moon code) is a writing system for the blind, using embossed symbols mostly derived from the Latin script (but simplified). It is ...

, a writing system for the blind *

Mooning Mooning is the act of displaying one's bare buttocks by removing clothing, e.g., by lowering the backside of one's trousers and underpants, usually bending over, and also potentially exposing the genitals. Mooning is used in the English-speaki ...

, the act of displaying bare buttocks for insult or shock value *

Malibu Moon Malibu Moon (February 23, 1997 – May 18, 2021) was a Thoroughbred stallion bred in Kentucky. Retired young to stud following a racing injury as a two-year-old, Malibu Moon thereafter sired multiple grade I stakes winners, two Eclipse Award win ...

(1997–2021), American thoroughbred horse