first quarter

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Why "quarter", when it's half-lit? And why is this one considered the "first"?”)

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
• Polish: pierwsza kwadra f
• Portuguese: quarto crescente (pt) m
• Russian: пе́рвая че́тверть f (pérvaja čétvertʹ)
• Tagalog: bulang nagbibilog