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by theaussiestew 806 days ago
I recently realised this too, while trying to integrate moon phases into my app. The ASCII emoji names for the 1st and last quarter moon are completely reversed and that makes complete sense since we're technically upside down.

( ||) First quarter in Northern Hemisphere, 3rd (or last) quarter in Southern (|| ) Last quarter in Northern Hemisphere, 1st in Southern