🌓 is called "First Quarter Moon". Its official Unicode name is first quarter moon.

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🌓 First Quarter Moon

People reach for First Quarter Moon when the topic is first, moon and quarter.

🌦️ Weather & Seasons since 2010 · Unicode 6.0

💡 Meaning

The 🌓 First Quarter Moon emoji belongs to the sky and weather symbols, filed by Unicode under Travel & Places. In practice it comes up around first, moon, quarter and space.

📱 Typical Usage

🌓 fits messaging apps, social networks and anywhere a short visual cue helps. On SmileyZone it is filed under Animals and Nature. The character has been part of the standard since 2010 (Emoji 0.6). Its code point is U+1F313.

✍️ Usage Examples

🌓 works as a one-character reply when first is the subject.
Fits messages about first, moon, quarter and space.
Often seen near 🌑 New Moon, 🌔 Waxing Gibbous Moon and 🌒 Waxing Crescent Moon.

📈 Trends & Pop Culture

🌓 usually turns up in the same context as 🌑 New Moon, 🌜 Last Quarter Moon Face and 🌛 First Quarter Moon Face – in the wiki it sits in the Weather & Seasons category.

🔗 Popular Combinations

🌓🌑 – First Quarter Moon and New Moon
🌓🌜 – First Quarter Moon with Last Quarter Moon Face
🌓🌛 – First Quarter Moon plus First Quarter Moon Face
🌓🌗 – First Quarter Moon and Last Quarter Moon
🌓🌙 – First Quarter Moon with Crescent Moon
🌓🌖 – First Quarter Moon plus Waning Gibbous Moon
🌓🌚 – First Quarter Moon and New Moon Face
🌓🌔 – First Quarter Moon with Waxing Gibbous Moon

⚠️ Confusion Risk

Easy to mix up with 🌑 New Moon, 🌔 Waxing Gibbous Moon or 🌒 Waxing Crescent Moon. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.