Waxing · 25.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on July 21, 2015Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 25.8% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
25.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
404,822 km251,545 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 2015 is on Friday, July 31, 2015 at 10:43 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 01:25 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, July 16, 2015 | 01:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, July 24, 2015 | 04:04 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Tuesday, July 21, 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.