Waning · 1.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°
Moon age
28.4days
Moon phase on July 3, 2016Waning Crescent
On Sunday, July 3, 2016, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.4% of its visible face lit, 28.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.4%Illumination at noon UTC
28.4 dMoon age
368,846 km229,190 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 3, 2016 is on Monday, June 20, 2016 at 11:02 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 4, 2016 at 11:01 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, June 27, 2016 | 18:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, July 4, 2016 | 11:01 |
The Moon around July 3
More about this date
Sunday, July 3, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 5, 2016 to the new moon of July 4, 2016, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
- 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.