proverb · Source-linked selection
In the old of the moon, A cloudy morning bodes a fair afternoon.
In the old of the moon, A cloudy morning bodes a fair afternoon.
Historical period not yet established
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Meaning in plain English
The saying predicts a fair afternoon from a cloudy morning during the old phase of the moon. It combines a sky observation with a lunar condition.
What the words are saying
The moon’s age supplies an extra qualification to an otherwise simple reversal from cloud to fair weather. This can show how folklore adds a precise-looking condition to a prediction. The explanation does not establish the relationship or define a practical forecasting procedure. A useful reading separates the two signs and the promised result without certifying any causal link.
Everyday example
A reader identifies the lunar qualification while keeping an actual afternoon plan separate from the rhyme.
When to use it
Use it to discuss a lunar condition within weather lore.
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What it does not mean
This is not a verified lunar forecasting rule.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Entry 1104 · Moon
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