Moon Phase · Certain
Last Quarter
The last-quarter phase of the lunar cycle.
Profile research status
This stable record is still in evidence review. Its current identity, cultural scope, image, and direct source records are available here; a complete history, myth, worship, iconography, relationship, and reception profile is not yet claimed.
Direct connections and evidence
Explicit Source
astronomical phase of the Moon
This edge defines phase identity only. It carries no spiritual correspondence claim.
1 attestation · high confidence
- NASA Science Editorial Team, Moon PhasesNASA Science web resource, accessed 2026-08-26 · NASA · Current astronomical terminology · Global astronomical observation · Section All Moon Phases · Entry Last Quarter
Modern Convention
waning-period banishing convention
Last Quarter inherits a non-default waning-period convention. The sources discuss the waning interval rather than asserting a unique meaning for this individual phase.
2 attestations · medium confidence
- Patti Wigington, Moon Phases and Magical WorkingsLearn Religions reference page, updated January 1, 2019 · Dotdash Meredith · Twenty-first-century Pagan and witchcraft convention · English-language modern Pagan practice · Section Waning Moon
- Amy Herring, The Eight Phases of the MoonLlewellyn Journal article excerpted from Llewellyn's Moon Sign Datebook · Llewellyn Worldwide · Twenty-first-century Pagan and witchcraft convention · English-language modern Pagan practice · Section The phases of the Moon
Reviewed sources
- NASA Science Editorial Team, Moon PhasesNASA Science web resource, accessed 2026-08-26 · NASA
- Patti Wigington, Moon Phases and Magical Workings (2019)Learn Religions reference page, updated January 1, 2019 · Dotdash Meredith
- Amy Herring, The Eight Phases of the Moon (2024)Llewellyn Journal article excerpted from Llewellyn's Moon Sign Datebook · Llewellyn Worldwide