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last quarter

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last quarter
n
(Astronomy) one of the four principal phases of the moon, occurring between full moon and new moon, when half the lighted surface is visible Compare first quarter
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Noun1.last quarterlast quarter - the last fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth
half-moon - the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated


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Indeed it was thought that all observations would have to be put off to the 3d of January in the following year; for the moon entering its last quarter on the 11th, would then only present an ever-decreasing portion of her disc, insufficient to allow of their following the course of the projectile.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
It occurred to me even then, that in the course of a few days the moon must pass through its last quarter, and the nights grow dark, when the appearances of these unpleasant creatures from below, these whitened Lemurs, this new vermin that had replaced the old, might be more abundant.
The Time Machine by Wells, H.G. View in context
At last the minute-hand of the old-fashioned brazen-faced timepiece was on the last quarter to eight, and there was every reason for its being time to get ready for departure.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
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