Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 13°
New Moon at
11:01UTC
Moon phase on July 4, 2016New Moon
On Monday, July 4, 2016, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
372,014 km231,159 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (13°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 4, 2016 is on Monday, June 20, 2016 at 11:02 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 4, 2016 at 11:01 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, June 27, 2016 | 18:19 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, July 4, 2016 | 11:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, July 12, 2016 | 00:52 |
The Moon around July 4
More about this date
Monday, July 4, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 4, 2016 to the new moon of August 2, 2016, a cycle of 29.41 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.