Waxing · 36.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on July 18, 2018Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 36.0% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
36.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
377,366 km234,484 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (9°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 18, 2018 is on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 20:21 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 13, 2018 at 02:48 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, July 13, 2018 | 02:48 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, July 19, 2018 | 19:52 |
The Moon around July 18
More about this date
Wednesday, July 18, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 2018, or the whole moon calendar 2018.
- The same date one year apart: 2017 · 2019.
- 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.