Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 28°
New Moon at
01:25UTC
Moon phase on July 16, 2015New Moon
On Thursday, July 16, 2015, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
394,279 km244,994 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 2015 is on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 02:20 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 01:25 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, July 8, 2015 | 20:24 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, July 16, 2015 | 01:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, July 24, 2015 | 04:04 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Thursday, July 16, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 16, 2015 to the new moon of August 14, 2015, a cycle of 29.56 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.