更ふけ待まち月づき

noun

moon on the 20th night of the lunar month

Traditional Japanese lunar calendar term for the moon visible on the 20th night of the lunar month, especially the 20th night of the 8th month (around mid-autumn). Used in classical poetry and almanacs.

• 更ふけ待まち月づきは、旧きゅう暦れき二十はつ日かの夜よの月つきを指さす言こと葉ばです。

  Fukemachizuki is a term for the moon on the night of the 20th day of the lunar month.

• 和わ歌かでは、更ふけ待まち月づきが秋あきの風ふう物ぶつとして詠よまれることがあります。

  In waka poetry, the fukemachizuki is sometimes composed about as an autumn feature.