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The Moon on Monday, July 15, 2013: Waxing Crescent, 43% lit

Waxing · 43.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 15°

Moon age

7.2days

Moon phase on July 15, 2013Waxing Crescent

Monday 15 July 2013383,146 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, July 15, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 43.3% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

43.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
383,146 km238,076 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (15°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 15, 2013 is on Monday, July 22, 2013 at 18:16 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 8, 2013 at 07:14 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, July 8, 201307:14
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, July 16, 201303:18

The Moon around July 15

More about this date

Monday, July 15, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 8, 2013 to the new moon of August 6, 2013, a cycle of 29.61 days.