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first quarter

See phases, lunar.
Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006

first quarter

[′fərst ′kwȯrd·ər]
(astronomy)
The phase of the moon when it is near east quadrature, when the western half of it is visible to an observer on the earth.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

first quarter

The phase of the moon when it is near the east quadrature, when the western half is visible to an observer on the earth. See full moon.
An Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved
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