Waning · 94.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 08°
Moon age
17.4days
Moon phase on July 2, 2026Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, July 2, 2026, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 94.3% of its visible face lit, 17.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
94.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.4 dMoon age
400,444 km248,824 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (8°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 2, 2026 is on Monday, June 29, 2026 at 23:57 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 09:44 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, June 29, 2026 | 23:57 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 19:29 |
The Moon around July 2
More about this date
Thursday, July 2, 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 July 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.