Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's

Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It Orbit of the Moon, orbits around Earth at Lunar distance, an average distance of (; about 30 times Earth diameter, Earth's diameter). The Moon rotation, rotates, with a rotation period (lunar ...

, named "Luna" in Latin, Spanish and other languages *

Luna (goddess) In Sabine and ancient Roman religion and myth, Luna is the divine embodiment of the Moon (Latin ''Lūna'' ). She is often presented as the female complement of the Sun, Sol, conceived of as a god. Luna is also sometimes represented as an aspect ...

, the ancient Roman personification of the Moon *

Luna (name) Luna is a feminine given name of Latin origin, meaning ''moon''. In Roman mythology, Luna was the divine personification of the Moon. Usage It first entered the top 1,000 most popular names for girls list in the United States in 2003, has ranked ...

, including a list of people and characters with this given name and surname * Luna marble, the ancient Roman term for Carrara marble Luna may also refer to:

Places

Philippines

Luna, Apayao Luna, officially the Municipality of Luna (; ), is a municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,297 people. It currently serves as the ''de facto'' capital of Apayao where the pr ...

Luna, Isabela Luna, officially the Municipality of Luna (; ), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,697 people. History Luna was formerly known as Antatet. The town's name was cha ...

Luna, La Union Luna, officially the Municipality of Luna (; ), is a coastal municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines, known for its pristine pebble beaches and historical sites. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,318 people. ...

* Luna, San Jose

Romania

* Luna,

Negrești-Oaș Negrești-Oaș (; , Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a town in northwestern Romania, in the county of Satu Mare County, Satu Mare. Two villages, Luna (''Lunaforrás'') and Tur (''Túrvékonya''), are administered by the town. The town is the capita ...

town, Satu Mare County *

Luna, Cluj Luna (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Gligorești (formerly ''Sămărtinu Sărat''; ''Sószentmárton''), Luna (''Aranyoslóna''), and Luncani (''Aranyosgerend''). Demographics According ...

* Luna de Jos,

Dăbâca Dăbâca (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Dăbâca, Luna de Jos (''Kendilóna''), and Pâglișa (''Poklostelke''). Geography The commune lies on the banks of the river Lonea. It is locat ...

Commune, Cluj County * Luna de Sus,

Florești, Cluj Florești (known as ''Feneșu Săsesc'' until 1924; ; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Florești, Luna de Sus (''Magyarlóna''), and Tăuți (''Kolozstótfalu'') and is part of the Cluj-Napo ...

Luna River The Lonea (also: ''Luna'') is a left tributary of the river Someșul Mic in Romania. It discharges into the Someșul Mic in Iclod, Fundătura.Luna, Arkansas Luna is an unincorporated community in eastern Chicot County, Arkansas, United States. The community sits between the Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United Sta ...

* Luna, Missouri *

Luna, Minnesota Luna is an unincorporated community in southern Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The community lies approximately four miles north of Warren along U.S. Route 75.''Newfolden, MN,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982 Climate ...

Luna, New Mexico Luna is a census-designated place in northwestern Catron County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 158. It is situated on the San Francisco River and U.S. Route 180, east of the Arizona border and nort ...

Luna County, New Mexico Luna County (Spanish: ) is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,427. Its county seat is Deming. This county abuts the Mexican border. Luna County comprises the Deming, NM Micropol ...

Luna Island Luna Island is a very small uninhabited island in the Niagara River in the U.S. state of New York. Location and features Luna Island is in Niagara Falls, New York between Goat Island and Niagara Falls State Park. It is between the American Fa ...

, in Niagara Falls, New York * Luna Lake (Arizona), a natural body of water *

Luna Pier, Michigan Luna Pier is a city in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,382 at the 2020 census. Previously known as Lakewood, it was established in the early 1900s and incorporated as a city in 1963. Its most prominent feature ...

, a city

Other places

Luna (Etruria) Luni is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of La Spezia, in the easternmost end of the Liguria region of northern Italy. It was founded by the Romans as Luna. It gives its name to Lunigiana, a region spanning eastern Liguria and norther ...

, a city in ancient Etruria (now Italy) destroyed by the Arabs in 1016 * , tributary of

Órbigo The Órbigo River is a river in the provinces of León and Zamora, Spain. It begins at the convergence of the Luna River and the Omaña River in the village of Secarejo, in the Cimanes del Tejar municipality. Decades ago, that confluence was ...

Luna, Aragon Luna is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain. It is in the judicial district of Ejea de los Caballeros in the northeast of the province. It is 65 km from Zaragoza. According to the 2009 census A census (fr ...

, Spain *

Luna, Rajasthan Luna is a village in Rajasthan, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (U ...

, India *

Luna forest In Ptolemy's ''Geography'',Book 2, chapter 10 the Luna forest (Latin ''Luna silva'', Greek ''Louna hule'') is a geographical feature whose location is not known now with any certainty. According to Ptolemy, the forest was located on the north ba ...

, on the north bank of the Danube, according to Ptolemy *

Luna Peak (disambiguation) Luna Peak may refer to: * Luna Peak (Washington), a mountain in the US * Luna Peak (British Columbia), a mountain in Canada {{Disambiguation ...

Luna Street Luna Street is a street in the La Paz district of Iloilo City, Philippines. It was once part of the Iloilo Millionaires' Row, the first millionaires' row in the Philippines. Luna Street, along with E. Lopez Street, forms the first concrete road ...

, Philippines * Roverè della Luna, a commune in Italy * Luna, former name of

Louny Louny (; ) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument ...

, a town in the Czech Republic

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional entities

Luna (comics) The following is a list of known fictional characters who are Inhumans, a race of superhumans appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Known Inhumans Inhuman Royal Family The Inhuman Royal Family are the ruling class of t ...

, in comic books published by Marvel Comics * ''Luna'', a class of starship in ''Star Trek: Titan'' * Luna, a moon and character in children's TV series ''

Let's Go Luna! ''Let's Go Luna!'' is an educational animated children's television series created by Joe Murray that aired on PBS Kids. Murray formerly worked on the Nickelodeon animated series ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and Cartoon Network animated series ''Ca ...

Film, television, and radio

* ''Luna'' (1965 film), a Soviet popular science and science fiction film * ''La Luna'' (1979 film), an Italian film by Bernardo Bertolucci * ''Luna'', a 1995 Spanish film by

Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born 31 March 1972) is a Chilean-Spanish film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goya Awards—including Best Director for his 2001 film '' The Others''—and two European Film Awards amon ...

* ''Luna'', a 2014 British film by

Dave McKean David McKean (born 29 December 1963) is an England, English artist. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art, and sculpture. McKean has illustrated works by authors such as S. F. Said, S.F. Said, ...

* ''Luna'' (2017 film), written and directed by Khaled Kaissar * ''Luna'' (TV series), a 1983-84 UK children's TV show *

Luna (XM) Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin, Spanish and other languages * Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon * Luna (name), including a list of people and characters with this given name and surname * ...

, XM Radio channel 95 *

Luna radio Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin, Spanish and other languages * Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon * Luna (name), including a list of people and characters with this given name and surname ...

, the US FM radio station KLNN *

Radio Luna Radio Luna is a radio station in Montenegro , image_flag = Flag of Montenegro.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Montenegro.svg , coa_size = 80 , national_motto = , national_anthem ...

, a radio station in Montenegro * RTV Luna, a television and radio company in Montenegro * TV Luna, a defunct Slovakian television channel

Literature

* ''Luna'' (Odier novel), a 1979 novel by Delacorta * ''Luna'' (Peters novel), a 2004 novel by Julie Anne Peters * '' Luna: New Moon'', a 2015 novel by Ian McDonald

Music

Performers

* Luna (1970s American band), a 1970s rock and roll band from Boston, Massachusetts *

Luna (1980s Serbian band) Luna ( sr-Cyrl, Луна; trans. ''The Moon'') was a Serbian and former Yugoslav post-punk/gothic rock band from Novi Sad. Formed on the ashes of the new wave band La Strada and named after the Bernardo Bertolucci film '' La Luna'', Luna quickl ...

, a 1980s post-punk/gothic rock band from Novi Sad, Serbia *

Luna (1990s American band) Luna is an American rock band formed in 1991 by singer and guitarist Dean Wareham after the breakup of Galaxie 500. Described by ''Rolling Stone'' as "the best band you’ve never heard of," Luna combine intricate guitar work, traditional rock ...

, an alternative rock band from New York City, New York * Luna (1990s Serbian band), a male/female pop group from Serbia * Luna (Polish singer) (born 1999), a female soloist from Poland *

Luna (South Korean singer) Park Sun-young (; born August 12, 1993), known professionally as Luna (), is a South Korean singer, dancer, musical actress and television host. She debuted as a member of the girl group f(x) (group), f(x) in September 2009. In May 2016, Luna r ...

(born 1993), member of South Korean girl group f(x) * Luna (Ukrainian singer) (born 1990), pop singer and songwriter

Albums

* ''Luna'' (The Aliens album), 2008 * ''Luna'' (Ana Gabriel album), 1993 * ''Luna'' (Faun album), 2014 * ''Luna'' (National Product album), 2007 * ''Luna'', by

Anna Lapwood Anna Ruth Ella Lapwood (born 28 July 1995) is a British organist, choir director and television and radio presenter, whose recordings have reached a wide audience on social media since she was appointed as an associate artist at the Royal Alber ...

, 2023 * ''Luna'', by

Claudia Acuña Claudia Acuña (July 31, 1971, Santiago) is a Chilean jazz vocalist, songwriter, and arranger. Biography Born July 3 1971 in Santiago and raised in Concepcion, she was inspired as a child to perform a variety of music, including folk, pop and op ...

, 2004 * ''Luna'', by

Tomasz Budzyński Tomasz Maciej Budzyński (born 2 October 1962) is a Polish musician, painter and poet, the lead vocalist of the band Armia. He has worked with bands ''2Tm2,3'', ''Budzy i Trupia Czaszka'', he was also first vocalist of punk rock band ''Siekiera' ...

, 2008

Songs

* "Luna" (Beni Arashiro song) * "Luna" (Eddy Lover song), 2008 * "Luna" (Feid and ATL Jacob song), 2023 * "Luna" (Gianni Togni song), 1980 * "Luna", by

Alessandro Safina Alessandro Safina () is an Italian operatic pop tenor. Born in Siena, Italy, Safina has sought to combine his interests in opera and modern pop music. Music education Safina began to study music when he was nine years old and attended a music ...

, 2000 * "Luna", by Ana Gabriel from ''

Luna Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin, Spanish and other languages * Luna (goddess) In Sabine and ancient Roman religion and myth, Luna is the divine embodiment of the Moon (Latin ''Lūna'' ). She is often presented as t ...

'', 1993 * "Luna", by Arisa Mizuki from ''

Arisa Rosalba Pippa (born 20 August 1982), better known by her stage name Arisa, is an Italian singer, actress, and television personality. Early life Arisa was born in Genoa. A week after her birth, her family moved back to their original hometown, ...

'', 1991 * "Luna", by Bombay Bicycle Club from '' So Long, See You Tomorrow'', 2014 * "Luna", by

Gianluigi Di Franco Gianluigi Di Franco (5 January 1953, in Capri – 19 March 2005, in Naples) was an Italian singer. In the early 1970s he joined the brothers Corrado and Danilo Rustici and formed the progressive rock band Cervello. The group disbanded after one a ...

, 1988 * "Luna", by Hayley Kiyoko from ''

Panorama A panorama (formed from Greek language, Greek πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "view") is any Obtuse angle, wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography (panoramic photography), film, seismic image ...

'', 2022 * "Luna", by Invent Animate from ''

Everchanger ''Everchanger'' is the debut studio album by American metalcore band Invent Animate. The album was released on August 22, 2014, through Tragic Hero Records. It was produced by Brian Hood ( Being as an Ocean, Gideon, The Crimson Armada) and ...

'', 2014 * "Luna", by Juanes from ''

Un Día Normal ''Un Día Normal'' ( English: ''A Normal Day'') is the second studio album recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, It was released by Surco Records on 21 May 2002. The album was remastered in 2022 for its 20th anniversary. Album informa ...

'', 2002 * "Luna", by Oneus from '' Blood Moon'', 2021 * "Luna", by Moonspell from ''

Memorial A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects such as home ...

'', 2006 * "Luna", by Peso Pluma and Junior H from '' Génesis'', 2023 * "Luna", by The Smashing Pumpkins from ''

Siamese Dream ''Siamese Dream'' is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on July 19, 1993, by Virgin Records. The album was produced by Butch Vig and frontman Billy Corgan. Despite its recording sessions ...

'', 1993 * "Luna", by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers from their eponymous album, 1976 * "Luna", by Twelve Foot Ninja from ''

Silent Machine ''Silent Machine'' is the debut studio album by the Australian alternative metal Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres ...

'', 2012 * "Luna", by Will Haven from '' VII'', 2023 * "Luna", by Zoé from their album ''

Reptilectric ''Reptilectric'' is the fourth studio album by Mexican rock band Zoé, released in October 2008 through EMI Music. It was produced by Phil Vinall, who had previously worked with Radiohead and Placebo. The album debuted at number one on the Mexi ...

'', 2008 * "Lhuna", by

Coldplay Coldplay are a British Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey (band m ...

and Kylie Minogue, 2008 * "La Luna" (song) by Belinda Carlisle, 1989

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Luna'' (sculpture), by Ellen Tykeson in Eugene, Oregon, U.S.

Businesses and brands

* LUNA Bar, an energy bar marketed to women by Clif Bar & Co * Luna Guitars, a guitar manufacturer * Luna Innovations, a company based in Roanoke, Virginia, United States *

Luna Lounge Luna Lounge was a bar and music club located at 171 Ludlow Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Opened in 1995 by Dianne Galliano and Robert Sacher, it was a popular venue for local bands and stand-up comics (the rock band Interpol played there e ...

, a former bar in Manhattan, New York, U.S. *

Luna Park Luna Park is a name shared by dozens of currently operating and defunct amusement parks. They are named after, and partly based on, the first Luna Park (Coney Island, 1903), Luna Park, which opened in 1903 during the heyday of large Coney Islan ...

, various amusement parks * Luna Publications, a literary publishing company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

People

* Luna (footballer) (born 1971), Spanish former professional footballer * Luna (Polish singer) (born 1999), pop singer and songwriter *

(born 1993), member of South Korean girl group f(x) * Luna (Ukrainian singer) (born 1990), pop singer and songwriter

Science and technology

Biology

* L98

Luna (orca) L98 or Luna ( – 10 March 2006), also known as Tsux'iit, was an orca born in Puget Sound. After being separated from his mother, ''Splash'' (1985–2008) while still young, Luna spent five years in Nootka Sound, an ocean inlet of western Vancou ...

, lost orca calf who lived in Nootka Sound between 2001 and 2006 *

Luna (tree) Luna is a 1000-year-old, coast redwood tree located near the community of Stafford in Humboldt County, California, which was occupied for 738 days by forest activist Julia Butterfly Hill and saved by an agreement between Hill and the Pacific Lumb ...

, a California redwood tree *

Luna moth The luna moth (''Actias luna''), also called the American moon moth, is a Nearctic moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae, a group commonly named the giant silk moths. The moth has lime-green wings and a white body. Its cat ...

, (''Actias luna'') a lime-green North American silk moth

Computing and telecommunication

* Luna (cryptocurrency) *

Luna (theme) Windows XP visual styles are a set of Skin (computing), visual customizations of the graphical user interface for Windows XP. They are designed by Microsoft and are compatible with all Windows XP editions except for the Starter edition. Since Wind ...

, the codename for the default theme of Windows XP *

LUNA Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin, Spanish and other languages * Luna (goddess) In Sabine and ancient Roman religion and myth, Luna is the divine embodiment of the Moon (Latin ''Lūna'' ). She is often presented as t ...

, a computer product line of OMRON Tateishi Electric * Nokia 8600 Luna, a mobile phone *

Amazon Luna Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming platform developed and operated by Amazon. The platform has integration with Twitch and is available on Windows, Mac, Amazon Fire TV, iOS (as a progressive web app) as well as Android. Games and channels from b ...

, gaming service * Luna, a digital audio workstation developed by Universal Audio

Transportation

Luna (rocket) The Luna 8K72 vehicles were carrier rockets used by the Soviet Union for nine space probe launch attempts in the Luna programme between 23 September 1958 and 16 April 1960. Like many other Soviet launchers of that era, the Luna 8K72 vehicles were d ...

, carrier rockets used by the Soviet Union * ''Luna'' (tugboat), a historic US tugboat * ''Luna'' (yacht) *

Luna programme The Luna programme (from the Russian word "Moon, Luna" meaning "Moon"), occasionally called ''Lunik'' by western media, was a series of robotic spacecraft missions sent to the Moon by the Soviet Union between 1959 and 1976. The programme acc ...

, a series of Soviet uncrewed space missions *

Luna X 2000 Luna X 2000 is a German unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle in service with the Bundeswehr (German Army) and produced by EMT Penzberg of Germany. It is intended for close reconnaissance (''over the hill'', up to away), tr ...

, a German unmanned aerial vehicle * Kinetic Luna, a moped in India * MV ''Luna'', a German passenger ship * 2K6 Luna, a short-range Soviet ballistic missile *

9K52 Luna-M The 9K52 ''Luna-M'' (, ; NATO reporting name: Frog-7) is a USSR, Soviet short-range artillery rocket system which fires unguided and Spin-stabilisation, spin-stabilized 9M21 rockets. It was originally developed in the 1960s to provide Division (m ...

, also known as FROG-7, a Soviet artillery rocket

Other uses

* Luna, a type of small vessel which holds the Host in a

monstrance A monstrance, also known as an ostensorium (or an ostensory), is a vessel used in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, High Church Lutheran and Anglican churches for the display on an altar of some object of piety, such as the consecrated Eucharisti ...

Luna language Luna (or Luna Inkongo) is a Bantu language of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Assigned by Guthrie to a group called ''Songe'' (L.20), it is presumably one of the Luban languages established by Ahmed (1995), like most of the other Songe ...

, a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo