Waning · 0.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 16°
Moon age
28.9days
Moon phase on July 15, 2015Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, July 15, 2015, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 28.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.9 dMoon age
390,804 km242,834 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (16°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 15, 2015 is on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 02:20 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 01:25 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, July 8, 2015 | 20:24 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, July 16, 2015 | 01:25 |
The Moon around July 15
More about this date
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 16, 2015 to the new moon of July 16, 2015, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.