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The Moon on Saturday, July 15, 2023: Waning Crescent, 5% lit

Waning · 5.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°

Moon age

27.3days

Moon phase on July 15, 2023Waning Crescent

Saturday 15 July 2023398,610 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 15, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.0% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

5.0%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
398,610 km247,685 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (27°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 15, 2023 is on Monday, July 3, 2023 at 11:39 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 17, 2023 at 18:32 UTC, 2 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Monday, July 10, 202301:48
New Moon (after)Monday, July 17, 202318:32

The Moon around July 15

More about this date

Saturday, July 15, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 18, 2023 to the new moon of July 17, 2023, a cycle of 29.58 days.