Waxing · 51.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 05°
First Quarter at
08:56UTC
Moon phase on July 26, 2012First Quarter
On Thursday, July 26, 2012, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.6% of its visible face lit, 7.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.3 dMoon age
370,437 km230,179 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (6°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 26, 2012 is on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 03:28 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 04:24 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, July 19, 2012 | 04:24 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, July 26, 2012 | 08:56 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 2, 2012 | 03:28 |
The Moon around July 26
More about this date
Thursday, July 26, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 19, 2012 to the new moon of August 17, 2012, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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