Waxing · 16.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 14°
Moon age
3.4days
Moon phase on June 18, 2026Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, June 18, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.1% of its visible face lit, 3.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
16.1%Illumination at noon UTC
3.4 dMoon age
368,101 km228,727 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (14°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 18, 2026 is on Monday, June 29, 2026 at 23:57 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 15, 2026 at 02:54 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, June 15, 2026 | 02:54 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, June 21, 2026 | 21:55 |
The Moon around June 18
More about this date
Thursday, June 18, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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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.