The First Quarter Moon, also known as the first half moon of ... is synchronous and blocked by the tide. This means that one lunar rotation on its axis corresponds to the time of revolution ...
Image caption, When the Moon is one quarter of the way around its orbit, we see half of the visible surface of the Moon illuminated – a first quarter Moon. Image caption, As the Moon continues ...
Ahead of the full moon, a first quarter moon will occur on Jan ... while a red-tinted moon signals a dry year ahead. It is one of the few yearly meteor showers with a narrow peak.
Google's latest Doodle celebrates the third quarter moon phase with a fun interactive card game. The Google Rise of the Half-moon Doodle highlights the different phases of the lunar cycle ...