last quarter

English - Turkish

Definition of last quarter in English Turkish dictionary: son çeyrek; son dördün; dolunayın 7. günü; dolunayın 7. günü,son dördün

English - English

Definition of last quarter in English English dictionary: the waning lunar phase half way between full moon and new moon; One-half of the moon appears illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is decreasing (For the purposes of the predictions provided here, the percent (%) moon illuminated would be close to 50% and decreasing ); the last fourth of the moon's period of revolution around the Earth; The phase of the Moon when it is 90 degrees away moon from a line between the Sun and the Earth, measured westward from the Sun, as seen from the north The angle of illumination creates a half circle of the Moons surface, with the lighted half being on the left side Also referred to as the third quarter moon; This phase occurs when one-half of the Moon appears illuminated by direct sunlight … the illuminated part is decreasing The Moon squares the Sun; The phase of the moon when it is near west quadrature, when the eastern half of it is visible to an observer on the earth; remaining quarter; most recent quarter; One-half of the Moon appears illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is decreasing Here, the Moon is Crone

last quarter

Hyphenation

last quar·ter

läs kwôrtır

/ˈlas ˈkwôrtər/ /ˈlæs ˈkwɔːrtɜr/

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