Waning gibbous moon emoji π
π is the waning gibbous moon: mostly lit, with a sliver of shadow on the right (in the northern hemisphere the shadow appears on the right as the moon shrinks).
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What the waning gibbous moon π emoji means
π is the waning gibbous moon: mostly lit, with a sliver of shadow on the right (in the northern hemisphere the shadow appears on the right as the moon shrinks). It is the phase just after full moon, lasting about a week, and the most searched of the eight phase emoji because of the TikTok trend of matching your birth-date moon with a partnerβs. It means release, gratitude and winding down in moon-phase astrology. Original 2010 emoji. Check tonightβs phase on the current moon phase page; all eight are on the moon emoji guide.
Unicode name: waning gibbous moon Β· U+1F316 Β· Emoji 1.0 (2015) Β· group: Travel & Places.
How people use it
- Moon phase trend: birth-date moons
- Astrology: release and gratitude
- Astronomy: tonightβs sky
- Aesthetic: moon sequences in bios
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| waning gibbous moonU+1F316 | Just after full | |
| full moonU+1F315 | Full | |
| last quarter moonU+1F317 | Half, shrinking | |
| waning crescent moonU+1F318 | Almost new | |
| new moonU+1F311 | Dark |
Questions people ask
What does π mean?
The waning gibbous phase, just after full moon β in astrology, release and gratitude.
Which way does the waning gibbous face?
In the emoji the shadow is on the right; in the southern hemisphere the real moon appears mirrored.
Why do people match moon emoji?
A TikTok trend pairs the moon phases of two birth dates to see if they form a full moon.
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