Phrase guide

last quarter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

the last fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: half-moon

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: التربيع الثاني — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Arabic: التربيع المتناقص — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 下弦 (xiàxián) — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 下弦月 (xiàxiányuè) — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Finnish: viimeinen neljännes — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Italian: ultimo quarto — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Japanese: 下弦 (kagen) — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Korean: 하현 (hahyeon) — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Korean: 하현(下弦)달 (hahyeondal) — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Lithuanian: delčia — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Manchu: ᠸᠠᠰᡳᡥᡡᠨ ᡳ ᡥᠣᠨᡨᠣᡥᠣ (wasihūn-i hontoho) — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Navajo: ooljééʼ chahałheeł nadah — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Polish: trzecia kwadra — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Portuguese: quarto minguante — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Russian: последняя че́тверть (poslednjaja čétvertʹ) — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Spanish: cuarto menguante — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
  • Tagalog: bulang nagdudurog — the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon