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The Moon on Friday, July 31, 2026: Waning Gibbous, 97% lit

Waning · 96.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 29°

Moon age

17.1days

Moon phase on July 31, 2026Waning Gibbous

Friday 31 July 2026393,983 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, July 31, 2026, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.5% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

96.5%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
393,983 km244,809 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (30°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 31, 2026 is on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 14:36 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 17:37 UTC, 12 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, July 29, 202614:36
Last Quarter (after)Thursday, August 6, 202602:21

The Moon around July 31

More about this date

Friday, July 31, 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.