New Moon

New Moon is mentioned as an approaching point of danger in Lycell’s warning about werewolves who have never been with humans. Its significance in the passage is practical rather than ceremonial: the possibility of a transformation makes an already uncertain situation harder to control.

Temporal Role

Lycell says that the beginning of New Moon makes the situation especially troubling. The passage does not define the phase further or establish a precise date; it uses the approaching time to sharpen his objection to proceeding without consulting Wilder.

Risk and Significance

Lycell’s concern is that human women are among the people present alongside werewolves unaccustomed to humans. If one of the werewolves became drunk and transformed, the consequences could be dangerous. New Moon thus marks a moment when exposure to transformation—not any described event in the sky—becomes central to the characters’ judgment and caution.