[urth-lahyt] 
[urth-shahyn] | the faint illumination of the part of the moon not illuminated by sunlight, as during a crescent phase, caused by the reflection of light from the earth. |
| earth·light (ûrth'līt') n. See earthshine. |
| earth·shine (ûrth'shīn') n. The sunlight reflected from the earth's surface that illuminates part of the moon not directly lighted by the sun. Also called earthlight. |
