🌖 Waning Gibbous Moon Symbol Emoji

Technical Details

Name

Waning Gibbous Moon Symbol

Short Name

:waning_gibbous_moon:

Unicode

U+1F316

Unicode Version

1.0

Release Year

2015

Category

Travel & Places

Subcategory

Sky & weather

Platform Support

Apple Google Twitter Facebook

Has Skin Tones

No

Platform Renderings

Unicode standard sample

Unicode

WANING GIBBOUS MOON SYMBOL emoji in Apple's design style - Unicode 1F316

Apple Style

WANING GIBBOUS MOON SYMBOL emoji in Google's design style - Unicode 1F316

Google Style

WANING GIBBOUS MOON SYMBOL emoji in Twitter's design style - Unicode 1F316

Twitter Style

WANING GIBBOUS MOON SYMBOL emoji in Facebook's design style - Unicode 1F316

Facebook Style

Keywords

gibbousmoonspacewaning

SVG Code

<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text
    x="64"
    y="64"
    font-size="96"
    text-anchor="middle"
    dominant-baseline="middle"
    font-family="serif"
  >🌖</text>
</svg>

Emoji Meaning

Meaning

A crescent moon with the right side illuminated, representing the waning gibbous phase in the lunar cycle. This phase occurs after the full moon and before the last quarter moon. The emoji is typically depicted in a pale or white color, symbolizing the moon's natural appearance in the night sky. It is part of the 'sky & weather' subcategory within the 'Travel & Places' category, used to indicate phases of the moon or to evoke a sense of nighttime or celestial phenomena.

Common Uses

  • Indicating the waning gibbous moon phase: 'The moon is currently in the 🌖 phase.'
  • Referencing nighttime or celestial events: 'Let's go stargazing under the 🌖.'
  • Symbolizing a transition or change: 'We're in the 🌖 of our project, nearing completion.'

Example Sentences

  • The astronomy club will meet tonight to observe the 🌖.
  • Remember to check the moon phase before planning your night hike: 🌖 is perfect.
  • As the project reaches its 🌖 phase, we need to finalize our plans.

Frequently Asked Questions