WordNet
phase of the moon
n. a time when the moon presents a particular recurring appearance
Usage examples of "phase of the moon".
What is a friend, in a world where any friend may be a lover at a new phase of the moon?
She is only one phase of the moon, and one of the Many Names, though all are in her, nevertheless.
It was the proper phase of the moon, even if it was the moon in a new land, a strange and unknown land.