quarter-moon

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These two worlds will be close enough to view together through binoculars, and as an added attraction, Venus will appear as a miniature version of the quarter-moon through small backyard telescopes.

From National Geographic • Dec. 6, 2023

Mr. Lehnhoff left the field under a waxing quarter-moon, filmed by his wife, Megan, with her hand-held video camera, as he hoisted their 1-year-old daughter, Landri, on his hip.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2014

Setting the Stage for Oscar With a quarter-moon curtain made of 100,000 Swarovski crystals, three revolving platforms, multiple rotating L.E.D. panels, architecture metal work and mirrors, the Oscar set is more complex than ever.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2010

As the countdown continued on the radio, the time dragged; a quarter-moon showed intermittently in the cloud-patched sky.

From Time Magazine Archive

But God is only a white cold eye, a quarter-moon poised above the smoke, blinking, blinking, as the city is gradually pounded to dust.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr