last quarter
Half-lit declining moon
Last quarter is one of the four principal phases of the moon, occurring roughly a week after full moon, when the left half of the lunar disk is illuminated as seen from the Northern Hemisphere.
In business and finance, the last quarter refers to the most recent three-month period: Sales improved in the last quarter.
- half-moonPartially lit lunar phase
- waning crescentFinal lunar phase shown
- lunar phaseCyclical satellite appearance
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- sidereal monthMoon's star-relative orbital period
phases · waning gibbous · old moon · annual report · fiscal year · quarterly earnings · crescent · lunar calendar · lunar cycle · lunar month · calendar year · end of month · late stage · gibbous moon · dark side · night sky · December · October
- lunar cyclesfull moon, new moon, crescent moon, half moon, waxing crescent
- astronomical symbolsMars symbol, Venus symbol, star symbol, new moon, full moon
- moon monthnew moon, full moon, waxing crescent, waning crescent, waxing gibbous
- celestial eventssolar eclipse, lunar eclipse, meteor shower, eclipse, supernova
lunar phase cycle
last quarterfirst quarter
Moon half-visible, growing
Q1 · waxing moon · waxing crescent · full moon · waxing gibbous