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The Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 2026: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 1.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 08°

Moon age

1.1days

Moon phase on July 15, 2026Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 15 July 2026363,257 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, July 15, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.8% of its visible face lit, 1.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

1.8%Illumination at noon UTC
1.1 dMoon age
363,257 km225,718 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (8°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 15, 2026 is on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 14:36 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 09:44 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, July 14, 202609:44
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, July 21, 202611:06

The Moon around July 15

More about this date

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 14, 2026 to the new moon of August 12, 2026, a cycle of 29.33 days.