Astro*Dictionary
by Michael Erlewine
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"Gibbous Moon"
Halfway between First Quarter Moon, or halfway between Full Moon and Last Quarter; the Moon's disk is, then, approximately 3/4 illuminated.
See also:
♦ Lunar Phases
Gibbous Moon [Munkasey M.]
That phase of the Moon which ocurs when the Sun to Moonangle is 135 degrees.
See also:
♦ Lunar Phases
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