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waxing crescent moon

waxing crescent moon meaning

A thin crescent of moon, growing. It is the phase just after the new moon, when the first sliver of light returns.

Meaning

A thin crescent of moon, growing. It is the phase just after the new moon, when the first sliver of light returns. It stands for beginnings and growth, and it is one of the more visually appealing of the eight phase emoji — the crescent is the shape people actually picture when they think of a moon, despite it being only one phase of eight.

Trend over time

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

How to use it

  • The crescent is what everyone pictures when they say moon 🌒
  • Growing again, a little each night 🌒
  • First light back after the dark 🌒

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waxing crescent moon rendered in Noto Color Emoji
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Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

waxing crescent moon rendered in Twemoji
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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

waxing crescent moon rendered in OpenMoji
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OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

waxing crescent moon rendered in Blobmoji
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LanguageName
Afrikaansgroeiende sekelmaan
አማርኛትንሽ የበራች ግማሽ ጨረቃ
العربيةهلال بداية الشهر
অসমীয়াবৰ্দ্ধিত অৰ্দ্ধচন্দ্ৰ
azərbaycandörddə bir aypara
башҡортүҫеүсе ярым ай
беларускаярост сярпа
българскинарастващ полумесец на Луната
বাংলাবৃদ্ধিপ্রাপ্ত অর্ধচন্দ্র
bosanskiuzdižući mjesec
catalàlluna en quart creixent
ᏣᎳᎩᎣᏂ ᏣᎢᏐ ᏅᏓ ᎤᏒ ᎡᎯ
češtinadorůstající měsíc po novoluní
чӑваш чӗлхиҫамрӑк уйӑх
Cymraeglleuad gilgant ar ei chynnydd
Deutscherstes Mondviertel
dolnoserbšćinapśiběrajucy mjaseck
Ελληνικάαύξων μηνίσκος
Englishwaxing crescent moon
españolluna creciente
eestikasvav kuusirp
euskarailgora
فارسیهلال فزاینده ماه
suomikasvava kuunsirppi
Filipinowaxing crescent moon
føroysktlítil vaksandi hálvmáni
françaislune croissante
Gaeilgecorrán gealaí atá ag líonadh
Gàidhliggealach chorranach a’ cinntinn
galegolúa nova visible
ગુજરાતીબીજનો ચંદ્ર
Hausahilalin wata mai ƙaruwa
עבריתסהר ירח מתמלא
हिन्दीदूज का चाँद
hrvatskipolumjesec prve četvrti
hornjoserbšćinapřiběracy měsačk
magyarnövő, sarló alakú hold
հայերենաճող մահիկ
Indonesiabulan sabit awal
íslenskavaxandi tungl (minna en hálft)
italianoluna crescente
日本語初月
Jawabulan tanggal sepisan
ქართულიმზარდი ნამგალა მთვარე
қазақ тілітолып жатқан жарты ай
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)تولىپ جاتقان جارتى اي
ខ្មែរព្រះចន្ទបង្ហាញខ្លួនមួយចំនិត
ಕನ್ನಡಅರ್ಧ ಚಂದ್ರ
한국어초승달 상현
कोंकणीवाडट्या चंद्रकळेची चंद्रकोर
кыргызчатолуп баштаган ай
ລາວເດືອນແຮມອອກໃໝ່
lietuviųpriešpilnis mėnulis
latviešuaugoša mēness sirpis
македонскипрва фаза - новина
മലയാളംപൂർണ്ണത പ്രാപിക്കുന്ന ചന്ദ്രക്കല
монголхавирган сар (баруун)
मराठीअर्ध्‍यापेक्षा कमी प्रकाशित असलेला चंद्राचा भाग
Melayubulan sabit membesar
မြန်မာလဆန်းရက်
नेपालीबढ्दो चन्द्रमा
Nederlandsjonge maansikkel
norskvoksende nymåne
ଓଡ଼ିଆବୃହତ୍ତର ହେଉଥିବା କୃସେଣ୍ଟ୍ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਵੱਧਦਾ ਚੰਦ
Naijíriá PíjinMun Im Braít Pat Jọ́s Stát To Bíg Mọọ́ Mọọ
polskinarastający półksiężyc
پښتورغېدونکې هلال سپوږمۍ
portuguêslua crescente côncava
rumantschfarcla glina creschenta
românălună concavă în creștere
русскиймолодая луна
سنڌيننڍي چنڊ ڏانهن وڌندڙ
တႆးလိူၼ်မႂ်ႇ
සිංහලපුරපක්ෂයේ අඩසඳ
slovenčinadorastajúci polmesiac
slovenščinaprvi krajec
Soomaaliqoolaabanka dayaxa oo badanaya
shqiphënë e re më pak se gjysma
српскимесечев срп у порасту
srpskimesečev srp u porastu
svenskamåne i första kvarteret
Kiswahilimwezi mwandamo
தமிழ்வளர்பிறை
తెలుగుపెరుగుతున్న చంద్రుడు
ไทยพระจันทร์เสี้ยวข้างขึ้น
ትግርኛዋክሲንግ ወርሓዊ ወርሒ
türkmen diliýaş aý
lea fakatongamāhina ʻilo ʻehe maama
Türkçebüyüyen ay
українськамісяць у першій чверті
اردوبڑھتا ہوا ہلال چاند
o‘zbekkattalashib boruvchi yarim oy
Tiếng Việttrăng lưỡi liềm đầu tháng
Èdè YorùbáYíyọ́ Ààbọ̀ Oṣùpá
粵語娥眉月
粤语娥眉月
中文蛾眉月
繁體中文眉形新月
isiZuluinyanga ewucezu olubheke emuva

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:waxing_crescent_moon:
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FAQ

What does the waxing crescent moon emoji (🌒) mean?
A thin crescent of moon, growing. It is the phase just after the new moon, when the first sliver of light returns.
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