Last-quarter
noun, Astronomy.
1.
the instant, approximately one week after a full moon, when half of the moon’s disk is illuminated by the sun.
noun
1.
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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