Waning · 0.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 18°
Moon age
28.9days
Moon phase on July 18, 2012Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, July 18, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 28.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.9 dMoon age
394,680 km245,243 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 18, 2012 is on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 03:28 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 04:24 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, July 11, 2012 | 01:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, July 19, 2012 | 04:24 |
The Moon around July 18
More about this date
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 19, 2012 to the new moon of July 19, 2012, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.