☾

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

Translingual

Use of ☽ for Monday, between the sun and moon hands on the calendar dial of this 13th-century clock tower.

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]), rarely 🌙︎

Etymology

The lunar crescent is an ancient symbol for the moon. Its orientation varies between encrescent and decrescent.

Symbol

☾

1. nighttime.
2. (astronomy, astrology) the Moon.
3. (astronomy, rare) a natural satellite.
4. (astronomy, astrology, rare) the last quarter of the Moon.

   Synonyms: 🌗, 🌗︎

5. (alchemy, archaic) silver.

   Synonym: 🜛

6. (rare) Monday

   Refers to the Latin phrase dies Lunae, which literally means "Moon's day".

Derived terms

• (astronomy): M_☾ – lunar mass (as a unit of measurement for astronomical bodies; more commonly M_L).

R_☾ – lunar radius (as a unit of measurement; more commonly R_L).

Gallery

• 
  Late Classical and Medieval form
• 
  A ms form from ca. 1750
• 
  A decorative variant in the Netherlands
• 
  As a symbol for silver
• 
  An abstract variant
• 
  Symbol on a silver background

Related terms

• (lunar eclipse)
• 🌕︎, 🌑︎
• ⚸