first quarter

English

Noun

first quarter (plural first quarters)

1. (astronomy) The waxing lunar phase, from new moon to half way between new moon and full moon.

Antonyms

• last quarter

Related terms

• new moon
• full moon
• gibbous moon

Translations

waxing lunar phase

• Finnish: ensimmäinen neljännes
• Italian: primo quarto m
• Navajo: ooljééʼ nitʼą́ą́ nádaał
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• Russian: пе́рвая че́тверть f (pérvaja čétvertʹ)
• Tagalog: bulang nagbibilog