🌗️ Last quarter moon emoji

What is 🌗️ called?

🌗️ is called the Last quarter moon emoji.

What does 🌗️ mean?

🌗 is officially named last quarter moon. The last quarter moon phase showing the left half of the moon illuminated as it continues decreasing toward new moon. This represents release, letting go, breaking down barriers, and preparing for renewal.

Use it for literal references to last quarter moon and for release, letting go, breaking down barriers, preparation for renewal, courage to change. Last quarter is also called third quarter; the disk appears half lit late in the lunar cycle. Related choices include 🌖 Waning gibbous moon and 🌘 Waning crescent moon.

Other meanings

It can mean release, letting go, breaking down barriers, preparation for renewal, courage to change. Context determines whether the message is literal, astronomical, meteorological, seasonal, or symbolic.

Example Usage

The last quarter moon 🌗 reminded us to let go of old patterns

The sky or weather note shows last quarter moon 🌗

More details

Officially named last quarter moon. Its code point is U+1F317. It was introduced in Emoji 1.0.

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Visual description

A half-moon showing the left side illuminated, representing the last quarter lunar phase.

Last quarter is also called third quarter; the disk appears half lit late in the lunar cycle. Colours, proportions, orientation, and fine details vary by platform.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.