cuarto menguante
waning moon
The Spanish term 'cuarto menguante' translates into English as 'last quarter'. This is commonly used in astronomy to refer to one of the phases of the moon. Specifically, 'cuarto menguante' is the phase that occurs after a full moon and before a new moon, where the illumination of the moon decreases from right to left (in the Northern hemisphere), or from left to right (in the Southern hemisphere).
Example sentences using: cuarto menguante
El cielo estaba despejado y podíamos ver el cuarto menguante en la noche.
The sky was clear and we could see the last quarter in the night.
This sentence describes a situation where the speakers could see the last quarter moon in the night because the sky was clear, there were no clouds obstructing the view.
Vista desde la Tierra, la Luna mostraba su cuarto menguante.
Seen from Earth, the Moon showed its last quarter.
This phrase signifies that, from the perspective of someone on Earth, the current moon phase is visible as a last quarter. That is, half of the moon that we see from earth is illuminated and it's in its last phase before the new moon starts.
Los astrónomos anticiparon un eclipse durante el cuarto menguante.
The astronomers anticipated an eclipse during the last quarter.
It implies that the astronomers expect an eclipse to happen during the last quarter moon phase. Usually, in astronomy, important predictions like this are done based on celestial bodies and their movements or positions.