宵よい月づき

noun

evening moon; early-night moon

Poetic term for the moon visible in the early part of the night, especially from the 2nd to the 7th day of the eighth lunar month. Often used in classical or literary contexts.

See also: 夕月

• 宵よい月づきが東ひがしの空そらに昇のぼってきた。

  The evening moon rose in the eastern sky.

• 旧きゅう暦れき八はち月がつの宵よい月づきは特とくに風ふ情ぜいがある。

  The early-night moon of the eighth lunar month is especially tasteful.