Waxing · 89.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 18°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on July 18, 2024Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, July 18, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.5% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.5%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
383,684 km238,410 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (19°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 18, 2024 is on Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 10:17 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 5, 2024 at 22:57 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, July 13, 2024 | 22:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, July 21, 2024 | 10:17 |
The Moon around July 18
More about this date
Thursday, July 18, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 5, 2024 to the new moon of August 4, 2024, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
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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.