Glossary

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Last Quarter

This phase occurs when one-half of the moon appears illuminated by direct sunlight. The illuminated part is decreasing. The moon squares the sun. Learn more on Wikipedia.

Latitude

A geographic angular coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface. Learn more on Wikipedia.

Longitude

A geographic angular coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface, from the prime meridian at Greenwich, England. Learn more on Wikipedia.