U+1F317 "🌗" Last Quarter Moon Symbol Unicode Character

U+1F317 "🌗" Last Quarter Moon Symbol is a pictographic representation of the moon in its last quarter phase, where the left half of the moon is illuminated and the right half is dark when viewed in standard Western configurations. Included in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block and added to the Unicode Standard in 2010 as part of Unicode 6.0, this emoji is commonly used in digital communication to signify the waning phase of the lunar cycle, often associated with the third quarter of the moon's orbit around Earth. It can also metaphorically represent decline, reflection, or the passage of time, and is frequently employed alongside other moon phase emojis in contexts ranging from astronomy discussions to aesthetic or mood based messaging.