Waxing · 50.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 29°
First Quarter at
11:06UTC
Moon phase on July 21, 2026First Quarter
On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.5% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.5%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
395,983 km246,052 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (29°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 2026 is on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 14:36 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 09:44 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | 09:44 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, July 21, 2026 | 11:06 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, July 29, 2026 | 14:36 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Tuesday, July 21, 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.