🌘 Waning Crescent Moon

🌘 Emoji Meaning

The waning crescent moon 🌘 emoji depicts the last sliver of the moon visible before the new moon phase. It generally symbolizes the following:

• The ending of a cycle: Representing the final stage of something, similar to the last visible part of the lunar cycle before it disappears completely.
• Release and letting go: Associated with releasing old habits, negativity, or things that no longer serve you, preparing for new beginnings.
• Rest and reflection: A time for introspection, contemplation, and drawing inwards. The darkness before the new moon is seen as a time for rest and rejuvenation.
• Mysticism and the unseen: The waning crescent moon often has connections to the mysterious, the shadowy, and the intuitive.
• The passage of time: Simply a visual representation of the moon's cycle and the constant passage of time.
• Sleep or nighttime: Sometimes used in a more literal sense to represent late night or the concept of sleep.

While less common, it can also be used to symbolize:

• Shadow self: In some interpretations, it relates to exploring the hidden parts of oneself.
• The feminine divine: Connected to the cyclical nature of womanhood and the Crone aspect of the Triple Goddess.

Waning Crescent Moon Emoji Images

Here is how Waning Crescent Moon emoji looks like on iPhone, Android, Facebook, Messenger and X:

Sky & Weather Related Emoji

Here is a list of other emojis from the Travel & Places category, Sky & Weather subcategory:

• 🌡 Thermometer
• 🌪 Tornado
• ☂ Umbrella
• ⛱ Umbrella On Ground
• ☔ Umbrella With Rain Drops
• 🌖 Waning Gibbous Moon
• 🌊 Water Wave
• 🌒 Waxing Crescent Moon
• 🌔 Waxing Gibbous Moon
• 🌬 Wind Face