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a 2nd quarter moon is a phase of the moon and the moon goes through 4 phases.

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A second quarter moon occurs around a week after the new moon and appears as a half-circle in the sky. At this point in the lunar cycle, the moon is 50% illuminated and positioned at a 90-degree angle from the Earth and the sun.

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