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The Moon on Sunday, July 15, 2018: Waxing Crescent, 8% lit

Waxing · 8.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 26°

Moon age

2.4days

Moon phase on July 15, 2018Waxing Crescent

Sunday 15 July 2018361,699 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, July 15, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.4% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

8.4%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
361,699 km224,749 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 15, 2018 is on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 20:21 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 13, 2018 at 02:48 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, July 13, 201802:48
First Quarter (after)Thursday, July 19, 201819:52

The Moon around July 15

More about this date

Sunday, July 15, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 13, 2018 to the new moon of August 11, 2018, a cycle of 29.30 days.