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The Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 2020: Waning Crescent, 27% lit

Waning · 26.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 21°

Moon age

24.2days

Moon phase on July 15, 2020Waning Crescent

Wednesday 15 July 2020399,703 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.9% of its visible face lit, 24.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

26.9%Illumination at noon UTC
24.2 dMoon age
399,703 km248,364 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 15, 2020 is on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at 04:44 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 20, 2020 at 17:33 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Sunday, July 12, 202023:29
New Moon (after)Monday, July 20, 202017:33

The Moon around July 15

More about this date

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 21, 2020 to the new moon of July 20, 2020, a cycle of 29.45 days.