# Sky and weather emoji

48 emoji from [Travel & places](https://emojichart.com/category/travel-places.md), with what each one means.

- 🌑 [New moon](https://emojichart.com/new-moon-emoji.md): U+1F311. A completely dark disc, the moon phase when the side facing Earth is unlit and the moon can't be seen.
- 🌒 [Waxing crescent moon](https://emojichart.com/waxing-crescent-moon-emoji.md): U+1F312. Lit along one edge, a thin sliver of moon shows the early phase when the moon is growing toward a half moon.
- 🌓 [First quarter moon](https://emojichart.com/first-quarter-moon-emoji.md): U+1F313. Half of the moon's face is lit in this first quarter phase, about a week after the new moon, when the moon is growing toward full.
- 🌔 [Waxing gibbous moon](https://emojichart.com/waxing-gibbous-moon-emoji.md): U+1F314. More than half lit but not yet full, this moon gets a little brighter each night.
- 🌕 [Full moon](https://emojichart.com/full-moon-emoji.md): U+1F315. A fully lit, round moon hanging in the sky.
- 🌖 [Waning gibbous moon](https://emojichart.com/waning-gibbous-moon-emoji.md): U+1F316. More than half lit but shrinking, this moon is in the phase just after the full moon.
- 🌗 [Last quarter moon](https://emojichart.com/last-quarter-moon-emoji.md): U+1F317. The half-lit moon of the last quarter, about a week after the full moon, with the opposite half lit compared with the first quarter.
- 🌘 [Waning crescent moon](https://emojichart.com/waning-crescent-moon-emoji.md): U+1F318. Shrinking toward the new moon, this thin crescent is the last sliver of light in the lunar cycle.
- 🌙 [Crescent moon](https://emojichart.com/crescent-moon-emoji.md): U+1F319. A curved crescent moon.
- 🌚 [New moon face](https://emojichart.com/new-moon-face-emoji.md): U+1F31A. This dark new moon has a face, often with a sly or knowing look.
- 🌛 [First quarter moon face](https://emojichart.com/first-quarter-moon-face-emoji.md): U+1F31B. A half-lit moon with a face in profile, in the first quarter phase, typically with a calm or sleepy look.
- 🌜 [Last quarter moon face](https://emojichart.com/last-quarter-moon-face-emoji.md): U+1F31C. Another half-lit moon with a face in profile, facing the opposite way to the first quarter version, in the last quarter phase.
- 🌡️ [Thermometer](https://emojichart.com/thermometer-emoji.md): U+1F321 U+FE0F. A glass thermometer with a scale and a bulb at one end.
- ☀️ [Sun](https://emojichart.com/sun-emoji.md): U+2600 U+FE0F. Rays spread outward from a bright sun.
- 🌝 [Full moon face](https://emojichart.com/full-moon-face-emoji.md): U+1F31D. This bright full moon has a face, typically smiling.
- 🌞 [Sun with face](https://emojichart.com/sun-with-face-emoji.md): U+1F31E. A sun drawn with a smiling face and a ring of rays.
- 🪐 [Ringed planet](https://emojichart.com/ringed-planet-emoji.md): U+1FA90. A planet encircled by a wide ring, like Saturn.
- ⭐ [Star](https://emojichart.com/star-emoji.md): U+2B50. A solid, five-pointed yellow star.
- 🌟 [Glowing star](https://emojichart.com/glowing-star-emoji.md): U+1F31F. Light radiates in all directions around a five-pointed star.
- 🌠 [Shooting star](https://emojichart.com/shooting-star-emoji.md): U+1F320. A star streaks across the night sky, trailing a glowing tail like a meteor.
- 🌌 [Milky way](https://emojichart.com/milky-way-emoji.md): U+1F30C. A night sky filled with stars and the glowing band of our galaxy.
- ☁️ [Cloud](https://emojichart.com/cloud-emoji.md): U+2601 U+FE0F. A fluffy cloud floating in the sky.
- ⛅ [Sun behind cloud](https://emojichart.com/sun-behind-cloud-emoji.md): U+26C5. The sun is partly hidden behind a cloud.
- ⛈️ [Cloud with lightning and rain](https://emojichart.com/cloud-with-lightning-and-rain-emoji.md): U+26C8 U+FE0F. Lightning flashes and rain falls from a dark storm cloud.
- 🌤️ [Sun behind small cloud](https://emojichart.com/sun-behind-small-cloud-emoji.md): U+1F324 U+FE0F. A small cloud sits in front of the sun, leaving the sky mostly clear.
- 🌥️ [Sun behind large cloud](https://emojichart.com/sun-behind-large-cloud-emoji.md): U+1F325 U+FE0F. A large cloud covers most of the sun, so the day is mostly cloudy.
- 🌦️ [Sun behind rain cloud](https://emojichart.com/sun-behind-rain-cloud-emoji.md): U+1F326 U+FE0F. The sun peeks out from behind a cloud that is raining.
- 🌧️ [Cloud with rain](https://emojichart.com/cloud-with-rain-emoji.md): U+1F327 U+FE0F. Raindrops fall from a gray cloud.
- 🌨️ [Cloud with snow](https://emojichart.com/cloud-with-snow-emoji.md): U+1F328 U+FE0F. Snowflakes fall from a cloud.
- 🌩️ [Cloud with lightning](https://emojichart.com/cloud-with-lightning-emoji.md): U+1F329 U+FE0F. A lightning bolt flashes from a dark cloud, with no rain.
- 🌪️ [Tornado](https://emojichart.com/tornado-emoji.md): U+1F32A U+FE0F. A funnel cloud twists down from a storm to the ground.
- 🌫️ [Fog](https://emojichart.com/fog-emoji.md): U+1F32B U+FE0F. Thick layers of mist or fog hang low in the air.
- 🌬️ [Wind face](https://emojichart.com/wind-face-emoji.md): U+1F32C U+FE0F. A cloud with a face blowing out a stream of wind.
- 🌀 [Cyclone](https://emojichart.com/cyclone-emoji.md): U+1F300. A swirling spiral, like a storm seen from above.
- 🌈 [Rainbow](https://emojichart.com/rainbow-emoji.md): U+1F308. An arch of colored bands spreads across the sky when sunlight shines through rain.
- 🌂 [Closed umbrella](https://emojichart.com/closed-umbrella-emoji.md): U+1F302. A folded umbrella with its canopy closed, ready to carry.
- ☂️ [Umbrella](https://emojichart.com/umbrella-emoji.md): U+2602 U+FE0F. An open umbrella held up against the rain.
- ☔ [Umbrella with rain drops](https://emojichart.com/umbrella-with-rain-drops-emoji.md): U+2614. An open umbrella with raindrops falling around it.
- ⛱️ [Umbrella on ground](https://emojichart.com/umbrella-on-ground-emoji.md): U+26F1 U+FE0F. A large umbrella planted upright in the ground, like a beach parasol that shades you from the sun.
- ⚡ [High voltage](https://emojichart.com/high-voltage-emoji.md): U+26A1. A jagged lightning bolt.
- ❄️ [Snowflake](https://emojichart.com/snowflake-emoji.md): U+2744 U+FE0F. A six-pointed ice crystal with delicate branching arms, as seen on a snowy day.
- ☃️ [Snowman](https://emojichart.com/snowman-emoji.md): U+2603 U+FE0F. A snowman built from stacked rounds of snow, shown with snow falling around it.
- ⛄ [Snowman without snow](https://emojichart.com/snowman-without-snow-emoji.md): U+26C4. A snowman standing on its own with a hat, scarf and carrot nose, with no snow falling around it.
- ☄️ [Comet](https://emojichart.com/comet-emoji.md): U+2604 U+FE0F. An icy body from space with a glowing tail streaming behind it.
- 🪋 [Meteor](https://emojichart.com/meteor-emoji.md): U+1FA8B. A space rock blazing across the sky as it falls toward Earth, trailing fire.
- 🔥 [Fire](https://emojichart.com/fire-emoji.md): U+1F525. A flame burns upward.
- 💧 [Droplet](https://emojichart.com/droplet-emoji.md): U+1F4A7. A single blue drop of water.
- 🌊 [Water wave](https://emojichart.com/water-wave-emoji.md): U+1F30A. A large ocean wave curls over, topped with white foam.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart: https://emojichart.com/category/travel-places/sky-weather