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The Moon on Saturday, July 18, 2026: Waxing Crescent, 21% lit

Waxing · 21.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 20°

Moon age

4.1days

Moon phase on July 18, 2026Waxing Crescent

Saturday 18 July 2026379,127 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 21.2% of its visible face lit, 4.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

21.2%Illumination at noon UTC
4.1 dMoon age
379,127 km235,579 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (21°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 18, 2026 is on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 14:36 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 09:44 UTC, 4 days earlier.

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

The Moon around July 18

More about this date

Saturday, July 18, 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.