Last Quarter Emoji 🌗
Unicode U+1F317 · added in Unicode 6.0 (2010) · seventh of the 8 moon phases
What the last quarter emoji means
🌗 is the last quarter moon emoji, also called third quarter. Half the disk is lit on the left in the Northern Hemisphere view. The cycle is about three quarters complete, heading toward the next new moon.
It looks like a half moon, so it is easy to mix up with first quarter. The lit side is the difference: left for 🌗, right for 🌓.
🌜 is Last Quarter Moon Face. 🌗 (U+1F317) is the plain phase, with no face.
How to copy the last quarter emoji
Use the Copy button above. It puts 🌗 on your clipboard. Paste it into a text, a bio, or a password field.
In HTML, the character is 🌗. You can also paste the character itself: 🌗
When a last quarter actually happens
Last quarter comes about three weeks after new moon, once each 29.5-day cycle. 🌗 is the emoji for that phase. The half moon a week after new moon is 🌓, not this one.
To see which of the eight phase emojis matches a UTC day, open the current phase of the moon emoji page.
The other moon phase emojis
FAQ
- What does the 🌗 last quarter emoji mean?
- 🌗 is the last quarter moon: half the disk lit on the left. It is the seventh of the eight moon-phase emojis.
- What is the difference between 🌗 and 🌓?
- 🌗 is last quarter, half lit on the left and waning. 🌓 is first quarter, half lit on the right and waxing. 🌜 is the last-quarter shape with a face.
- How often does a last quarter happen?
- Last quarter comes about once every 29.5 days, roughly a week before the next new moon. For the phase emoji of a given UTC day, use the current phase of the moon emoji page.
- Which moon emoji does Password Game Rule 13 need?
- Rule 13 asks for the current phase, and that is not always 🌗. The accepted character is one of the eight phase emojis for that UTC day. See Password Game Rule 13, then copy the phase from the daily page.