残ざん月げつ

noun

moon visible in the morning; waning crescent moon at dawn

Refers specifically to the moon that remains visible in the morning sky, typically a waning crescent. Often used in poetic or literary contexts.

• 夜よ明あけ前まえ、東ひがしの空そらに残ざん月げつが白しろく輝かがやいていた。

  Before dawn, the morning moon shone white in the eastern sky.