Waning · 5.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 23°
Moon age
27.4days
Moon phase on July 12, 2026Waning Crescent
On Sunday, July 12, 2026, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.6% of its visible face lit, 27.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.6%Illumination at noon UTC
27.4 dMoon age
359,709 km223,513 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (23°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 12, 2026 is on Monday, June 29, 2026 at 23:57 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 09:44 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 19:29 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | 09:44 |
The Moon around July 12
More about this date
Sunday, July 12, 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.