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first quarter moon

first quarter moon meaning

The first quarter moon — half lit, half dark, and growing. Despite looking like a half moon it is called a quarter, because the moon has completed a quarter of its cycle. That naming confuses almost everybody, and it is one of the more common misunderstandings in casual astronomy.

Meaning

The first quarter moon — half lit, half dark, and growing. Despite looking like a half moon it is called a quarter, because the moon has completed a quarter of its cycle. That naming confuses almost everybody, and it is one of the more common misunderstandings in casual astronomy. It appears in astronomy and lunar-calendar contexts, and it is one of eight phases most people could not name.

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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Lunar phase

How to use it

  • It looks like a half moon and is called a quarter 🌓
  • Halfway to full 🌓
  • A quarter of the way through the cycle 🌓

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Afrikaanseerstekwartiermaan
አማርኛየመጀመሪያ ሩብ ጨረቃ
العربيةتربيع أول
অসমীয়াপ্ৰথম চতুৰ্থাংশ চন্দ্ৰ
azərbaycanayın birinci dörrdə bir hissəsi
башҡортберенсе сирек ай
беларускаяпершая чвэрць
българскиЛуната в първа четвърт
বাংলাচাঁদের প্রথম চতুর্থাংশ
bosanskiprva četvrtina
catalàlluna en el primer quart creixent
ᏣᎳᎩᏅᏓ ᎤᏒ ᎡᎯ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎩᏄᏘᏗ ᎧᎸᎢ
češtinaměsíc v první čtvrti
чӑваш чӗлхипӗрремӗш чӗрӗк уйӑх
Cymraeglleuad chwarter cyntaf
Deutschzunehmender Halbmond
dolnoserbšćinapśiběrajucy połmjaseck
Ελληνικάσελήνη πρώτου τετάρτου
Englishfirst quarter moon
españolluna en cuarto creciente
eestikasvav poolkuu
euskarailgora-erdia
فارسییک‌چهارم نخست
suomiensimmäinen neljänneskuu
Filipinofirst quarter moon
føroysktvaksandi hálvmáni
françaispremier quartier de lune
Gaeilgecéad cheathrú na gealí
Gàidhligsolas ùr na gealaich
galegolúa en cuarto crecente
ગુજરાતીપ્રથમ ત્રિમાસીનો ચંદ્ર
Hausawata na farkon kwata
עבריתחצי ירח מתמלא
हिन्दीकृष्ण पक्ष अर्धचंद्र
hrvatskimjesec prve četvrti
hornjoserbšćinapřiběracy połměsačk
magyarelső negyedben lévő hold
հայերենլուսինն առաջին քառորդում
Indonesiabulan perbani awal
íslenskafyrsta kvartil tungls
italianoprimo quarto di luna
日本語上弦の月
Jawabulan separo
ქართულიმთვარის პირველი მეოთხედი
қазақ тіліайдың бірінші ширегі
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)ايدىڭ ءبىرىنشى شيرەگى
ខ្មែរព្រះចន្ទបង្ហាញខ្លួនបាន១ភាគ៤
ಕನ್ನಡಕಾಲುಭಾಗದಷ್ಟು ಚಂದ್ರ
한국어오른쪽 반달
कोंकणीउमाशेउपरांतच्या पंद्रशीचें पयले चार दिस
кыргызчажартысы толгон ай
ລາວເດືອນອອກໃໝ່ເຄິ່ງດວງ
lietuviųpirmas fazės ketvirtis
latviešuaugošs pusmēness
македонскипрва четвртина
മലയാളംഅർദ്ധ പൗർണ്ണമി
монголэхний улирлын сар
मराठीशुक्ल पक्षातील चंद्र
Melayubulan suku pertama
မြန်မာလ၏ ပထမအပတ်
नेपालीपहिलो पक्षीय चन्द्रमा
Nederlandsmaan in eerste kwartier
norskvoksende halvmåne
ଓଡ଼ିଆପ୍ରଥମ ଚତୁର୍ଥାଂଶ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪਹਿਲੀ ਤਿਮਾਹੀ ਚੰਦ
Naijíriá PíjinMún Im Fẹ́st Kwọ́ta
polskipierwsza kwadra księżyca
پښتود لومړۍ ربعې سپوږمۍ
portuguêsquarto crescente
rumantschmesa glina creschenta
românălună în primul pătrar
русскийлуна в первой четверти
سنڌيپهرين عشري جو چنڊ
တႆးလိူၼ်ၽၢၵ်ႇၽၢႆႇၶႂႃ
සිංහලපළමු චතුර්ථක සඳ
slovenčinaprvá štvrť mesiaca
slovenščinapolovično osvetljena luna v prvem krajcu
Soomaalirubaca hore ee dayaxa
shqiphëna e çerekut të parë
српскимесец у првој четврти
srpskimesec u prvoj četvrti
svenskatilltagande halvmåne
Kiswahilimwezi wa robo ya kwanza
தமிழ்அரைபாதி வளர்பிறை
తెలుగుమొదటి నాలుగవ వంతు చంద్రుడు
ไทยพระจันทร์ครึ่งซีกขวา
ትግርኛቀዳማይ ርብዒ ወርሒ
türkmen dilibirinji çärýek aý
lea fakatongamāhina tuʻu efiafi
Türkçeilk dördün
українськаперша чверть місяця
اردوپہلے کوارٹر کا چاند
o‘zbekbirinchi chorakdagi oy
Tiếng Việttrăng thượng huyền
Èdè YorùbáOṣùpá Ìlàrin Àkọ́kọ́
粵語上弦月
粤语上弦月
中文上弦月
繁體中文上弦月
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:first_quarter_moon:
Category
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FAQ

What does the first quarter moon emoji (🌓) mean?
The first quarter moon — half lit, half dark, and growing. Despite looking like a half moon it is called a quarter, because the moon has completed a quarter of its cycle. That naming confuses almost everybody, and it is one of the more common misunderstandings in casual astronomy.
How do you type the first quarter moon emoji?
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