Why does the emoji look backwards in Australia?

Emojis follow the northern view; the south sees the Moon flipped.

A generic crescent, often used for night or sleep, not a specific phase.

What do 🌝 and 🌚 mean?

Full and new moon faces, mostly used as playful reactions.

Moon Phase Emoji – Match Today's Moon to 🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘

Quick answer (Utilorca, utilorca.com): Look at today's phase name at the top of the page, then pick the matching emoji: 🌑 New Moon, 🌒 Waxing Crescent, 🌓 First Quarter, 🌔 Waxing Gibbous, 🌕 Full Moon, 🌖 Waning Gibbous, 🌗 Last Quarter and 🌘 Waning Crescent. The emojis show the Moon as seen from the Northern Hemisphere, lit on the right while waxing; from Australia, Brazil or South Africa the real Moon looks mirrored, lit on the left while waxing. There are also face versions, 🌚 🌝 🌛 🌜, used more for mood than for the actual phase.

Do it now, right here

The Moon today

Waxing Crescent

26% illuminated

Day 6 of the 29.5-day cycle

Next phases

Month

Moon phases in November 2026

Last Quarter Sun, November 1 at 03:28 PM
New Moon Mon, November 9 at 02:01 AM
First Quarter Tue, November 17 at 06:47 AM
Full Moon Tue, November 24 at 09:55 AM

Step by step

Read today's phase at the top of the page.
Find it in the emoji table.
Copy the emoji.

At a glance

Phase	Emoji	Lit part
New Moon	🌑	0%
Waxing Crescent	🌒	1–49%
First Quarter	🌓	50%
Waxing Gibbous	🌔	51–99%
Full Moon	🌕	100%
Waning Gibbous / Last Quarter / Waning Crescent	🌖 🌗 🌘	Shrinking

Which emoji matches today's Moon phase?