Waning · 1.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 09°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on July 16, 2023Waning Crescent
On Sunday, July 16, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
401,296 km249,354 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (10°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 2023 is on Monday, July 3, 2023 at 11:39 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 17, 2023 at 18:32 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, July 10, 2023 | 01:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, July 17, 2023 | 18:32 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Sunday, July 16, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.