Waxing · 29.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on July 15, 2021Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, July 15, 2021, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.3% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
29.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
378,956 km235,472 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 15, 2021 is on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 02:37 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 01:17 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, July 10, 2021 | 01:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, July 17, 2021 | 10:11 |
The Moon around July 15
More about this date
Thursday, July 15, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 10, 2021 to the new moon of August 8, 2021, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.