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The Moon on Friday, July 9, 2038: First Quarter, 48% lit

Waxing · 48.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 15°

First Quarter at

16:01UTC

Moon phase on July 9, 2038First Quarter

Friday 9 July 2038370,247 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, July 9, 2038, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 48.2% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

48.2%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
370,247 km230,061 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (15°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 9, 2038 is on Friday, July 16, 2038 at 11:48 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 2, 2038 at 13:32 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, July 2, 203813:32
First Quarter (this day)Friday, July 9, 203816:01
Full Moon (after)Friday, July 16, 203811:48

The Moon around July 9

More about this date

Friday, July 9, 2038 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 2, 2038 to the new moon of August 1, 2038, a cycle of 29.46 days.