Waxing · 6.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 22°
Moon age
2.1days
Moon phase on July 16, 2026Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, July 16, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.2% of its visible face lit, 2.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.1 dMoon age
367,651 km228,447 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (23°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 2026 is on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 14:36 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 09:44 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | 09:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, July 21, 2026 | 11:06 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Thursday, July 16, 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.
- 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.