Waxing · 93.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 15°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on July 6, 2017Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, July 6, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.5% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.5%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
405,881 km252,202 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 6, 2017 is on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 04:07 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 02:31 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, July 1, 2017 | 00:51 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, July 9, 2017 | 04:07 |
The Moon around July 6
More about this date
Thursday, July 6, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 24, 2017 to the new moon of July 23, 2017, a cycle of 29.30 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- 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.