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U+263D, ☽
FIRST QUARTER MOON

Miscellaneous Symbols
An 18th-century astronomical pillar in Scotland. The moons of Jupiter and Saturn are designated 1☽, 2☽, 3☽ &c. (leftmost column).
The 1833 US Nautical Almanac uses ☽ for both the first quarter moon phase (left column) and as a generic symbol for the moon of any phase (right column). Elsewhere in the almanac, ☾ is used as the generic symbol for the moon.

Translingual

Alternative forms

  • (for all senses but ), 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.
    a subscript to variables in mathematical equations, such as π (lunar parallax)
    • 1803, Robert Patterson, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, volume 40 (in English), Princeton University Press, published 2013, page 71:
      Suppose the apparent angular distance of the sun & moon's nearest limbs [...] to be 110°.2′.30″ the app. alt of ☉'s lower limb measuring 20°.40′ and that of 's lower limb 35°.24′
  3. (astronomy, rare) a natural satellite (see image at right).
  4. (astronomy, astrology, rare) the first 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".

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References

  1. ^ Jones, Alexander (1999) Astronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus, →ISBN, pages 62–63