☾


☾ U+263E, ☾
LAST QUARTER MOON
← ☽
[U+263D] 		Miscellaneous Symbols ☿ →
[U+263F]

Translingual
The 1833 US Nautical Almanac uses the crescent symbols both for the quarter moon phases (top left) and as generic symbols for the moon (right).

Alternative forms
  • ☽ (for all senses but [4])

Etymology

The lunar crescent is an ancient symbol for the moon.[1] Its orientation varies.

Symbol

☾

  1. nighttime
  2. (astronomy, astrology) the Moon
  3. (astronomy) (rare) a natural satellite
  4. (astronomy, astrology) (rare) the last quarter of the Moon
    Synonym: 🌗︎
  5. (alchemy) (archaic) silver
    Synonym: 🜛
  6. (rare) Monday (refers to the Latin phrase dies Lunae, which literally means "Moon's day")

Derived terms
  1. M☾ lunar mass (as a unit of measurement for astronomical bodies; more commonly ML)
  2. R☾ lunar radius (as a unit of measurement; more commonly RL)
Planetary symbols
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References
  1. Jones, Alexander (1999) Astronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus, →ISBN, pages 62–63
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