Waxing · 98.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
Moon age
14.1days
Moon phase on July 28, 2026Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.8% of its visible face lit, 14.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.1 dMoon age
402,269 km249,958 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (23°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 28, 2026 is on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 14:36 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 09:44 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 21, 2026 | 11:06 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, July 29, 2026 | 14:36 |
The Moon around July 28
More about this date
Tuesday, July 28, 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.