first quarter moon
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first quarter (moon phase)
Refers specifically to the lunar phase occurring around the 7th or 8th day of the lunar month when half of the moon's disk is illuminated and appears D-shaped from Earth.
Nóng农
lì历
měi每
yuè月
chū初
qī七
huò或
chū初
bā八
，
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
kàn看
dào到
shàng上
xián弦
。
On the 7th or 8th day of each lunar month, we can see the first quarter moon.
Shàng上
xián弦
shí时
，
yuè月
liang亮
chéng呈
xiàn现
DD
xíng形
，
míng明
liàng亮
de的
yī一
bàn半
cháo朝
xiàng向
xī西
fāng方
。
During the first quarter, the moon appears D-shaped, with the bright half facing west.
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Tiān天
wén文
xué学
jiā家
tōng通
guò过
wàng望
yuǎn远
jìng镜
zǐ仔
xì细
guān观
chá察
shàng上
xián弦
de的
biǎo表
miàn面
。
Astronomers carefully observe the surface of the first quarter moon through telescopes.