shàng
xián

technical
astronomy

Meaning of 上弦

上弦 means first quarter (moon phase). Pronounced shàng xián.

  • first quarter (moon phase)

Definitions & Examples

Nóng
měi
yuè
chū
huò
chū
 
men
kàn
dào
shàng
xián
 

On the 7th or 8th day of each lunar month, we can see the first quarter moon.

Shàng
xián
shí
 
yuè
liang
chéng
xiàn
DD
xíng
 
míng
liàng
de
bàn
cháo
xiàng
西
fāng
 

During the first quarter, the moon appears D-shaped, with the bright half facing west.

Tiān
wén
xué
jiā
tōng
guò
wàng
yuǎn
jìng
guān
chá
shàng
xián
de
biǎo
miàn
 

Astronomers carefully observe the surface of the first quarter moon through telescopes.

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