- the time of month between new moon and first half-moon
- the phase of the moon after the waxing crescent when only the right half of its face, when viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, reflects sunlight to the earth
first quarter
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Noun
(plural first quarters)
- (astronomy) The waxing lunar phase, from new moon to half way between new moon and full moon.
Antonyms
- last quarter
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