Waxing · 51.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 26°
First Quarter at
10:11UTC
Moon phase on July 17, 2021First Quarter
On Saturday, July 17, 2021, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.0% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
372,080 km231,200 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (26°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 17, 2021 is on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 02:37 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 01:17 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, July 10, 2021 | 01:17 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, July 17, 2021 | 10:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, July 24, 2021 | 02:37 |
The Moon around July 17
More about this date
Saturday, July 17, 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.