Question 1

What does the 🌓 first quarter moon emoji mean?

Accepted Answer

The first quarter moon emoji depicts the first quarter moon, half lit on the right, and represents the waxing half-moon. It is used for moon phases and the night sky.

Question 2

Why is it called a quarter moon?

Accepted Answer

It is one quarter of the way through the lunar cycle, even though half the disc looks lit.

Question 3

When was this emoji added to Unicode?

Accepted Answer

It was part of the original Unicode 6.0 emoji set, first released in 2010 (Emoji 0.6).

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