Waning · 97.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 18°
Moon age
17.0days
Moon phase on July 21, 2016Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, July 21, 2016, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.2% of its visible face lit, 17.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.0 dMoon age
379,225 km235,639 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 2016 is on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 22:57 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 20:45 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, July 19, 2016 | 22:57 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, July 26, 2016 | 23:00 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Thursday, July 21, 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.
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