U+263E "☾" Last Quarter Moon Unicode Character

U+263E "☾" Last Quarter Moon is a typographic symbol representing the lunar phase that occurs when the moon is half illuminated on its left side in the northern hemisphere, appearing as a crescent shape facing left. This character is part of the Miscellaneous Symbols block and can be used in digital text to denote nighttime, celestial themes, or specific phases of the moon in contexts such as astronomy, calendars, or mystical symbolism. Its design and meaning are complementary to the similar First Quarter Moon symbol, together forming a visual shorthand for the moon’s cyclical journey through its phases.