Around the end of the lunar cycle (in total: 29.53 days), the left half of the moon is lighted. The phase of the waning half moon is good for tackling or completing things. Can also stand for balance, contrast or duality.
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Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon
First included
The emoji โLast quarter moonโ was approved as part of Unicode 8.0 in 2015 and added to Emoji 1.0 .