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The Moon on Tuesday, July 17, 2040: First Quarter, 51% lit

Waxing · 51.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 26°

First Quarter at

09:16UTC

Moon phase on July 17, 2040First Quarter

Tuesday 17 July 2040383,987 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, July 17, 2040, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 51.3% of its visible face lit, 8.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

51.3%Illumination at noon UTC
8.1 dMoon age
383,987 km238,598 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (27°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 17, 2040 is on Tuesday, July 24, 2040 at 02:05 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 9, 2040 at 09:15 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, July 9, 204009:15
First Quarter (this day)Tuesday, July 17, 204009:16
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, July 24, 204002:05

The Moon around July 17

More about this date

Tuesday, July 17, 2040 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 9, 2040 to the new moon of August 8, 2040, a cycle of 29.63 days.