Last quarter moon emoji meaning

The last quarter moon emoji is a graphical representation of the phase of the moon as it appears in the sky when half of the illuminated side of the moon is visible and opposite of the first quarter moon phase. This phase occurs when the Moon is located at a 90-degree angle between the Sun and Earth, with the illuminated half facing away from Earth. In this phase, the Moon appears as half a circle, with the illuminated half being on the left side. This phase can also be referred to as the "third quarter" as it marks the third quarter of the lunar cycle, which began at the new moon and will end at the next new moon. This emoji can indicate that a task or project is nearing completion, or to indicate a specific date in a lunar-based calendar.

The last quarter moon emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09114