Waxing · 5.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 11°
Moon age
2.0days
Moon phase on July 6, 2016Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, July 6, 2016, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.2% of its visible face lit, 2.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.0 dMoon age
380,982 km236,731 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (11°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 6, 2016 is on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 22:57 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 4, 2016 at 11:01 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, July 4, 2016 | 11:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, July 12, 2016 | 00:52 |
The Moon around July 6
More about this date
Wednesday, July 6, 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.
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