last quarter
- the instant, approximately one week after a full moon, when half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun.
Show More
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for last quarter
Historical Examples
A last-quarter moon was now shining low on the eastern horizon.
Creatures of the AbyssMurray Leinster
The last-quarter moon rose at long last, and shone upon the glassy-rippled water of the lagoon.
Creatures of the AbyssMurray Leinster
last quarter
- one of the four principal phases of the moon, occurring between full moon and new moon, when half the lighted surface is visibleCompare first quarter
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012