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The Moon on Friday, July 17, 2020: Waning Crescent, 11% lit

Waning · 11.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°

Moon age

26.2days

Moon phase on July 17, 2020Waning Crescent

Friday 17 July 2020391,761 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, July 17, 2020, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.5% of its visible face lit, 26.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

11.5%Illumination at noon UTC
26.2 dMoon age
391,761 km243,429 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 17, 2020 is on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at 04:44 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 20, 2020 at 17:33 UTC, 3 days later.

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

The Moon around July 17

More about this date

Friday, July 17, 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.