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The Moon on Friday, July 6, 2046: Waxing Crescent, 8% lit

Waxing · 7.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 16°

Moon age

2.4days

Moon phase on July 6, 2046Waxing Crescent

Friday 6 July 2046367,901 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, July 6, 2046, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 7.7% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

7.7%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
367,901 km228,603 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (17°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 6, 2046 is on Wednesday, July 18, 2046 at 00:55 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 4, 2046 at 01:39 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, July 4, 204601:39
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, July 10, 204619:53

The Moon around July 6

More about this date

Friday, July 6, 2046 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 4, 2046 to the new moon of August 2, 2046, a cycle of 29.37 days.