What Does Crescent Mean?

A crescent shape is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase in the first quarter, or by extension a symbol representing the Moon itself. In Hinduism, Lord Shiva is often shown wearing a crescent moon on his head symbolising that the lord is the master of time and is himself timeless.

What does a crescent symbolize?

Specifically, a crescent moon was known to symbolize womanhood, fertility, intuitiveness,psyche and empowerment. Maybe all the things that the goddess Selene might have wished for us. The things that would inspire us each day to live our best lives.

What does crescent mean in science?

Astronomy. the figure of the moon in its first or last quarter, resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends. the similar figure of Mercury and Venus on either side of inferior conjunction, when seen through a telescope.