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The Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 2026: Waxing Crescent, 8% lit

Waxing · 8.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 29°

Moon age

2.4days

Moon phase on June 17, 2026Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 17 June 2026363,110 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.4% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

8.4%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
363,110 km225,626 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (30°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 17, 2026 is on Monday, June 29, 2026 at 23:57 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 15, 2026 at 02:54 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, June 15, 202602:54
First Quarter (after)Sunday, June 21, 202621:55

The Moon around June 17

More about this date

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 15, 2026 to the new moon of July 14, 2026, a cycle of 29.28 days.