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The Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2053: Waxing Crescent, 5% lit

Waxing · 4.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 20°

Moon age

1.8days

Moon phase on July 17, 2053Waxing Crescent

Thursday 17 July 2053362,030 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, July 17, 2053, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 4.8% of its visible face lit, 1.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

4.8%Illumination at noon UTC
1.8 dMoon age
362,030 km224,955 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (20°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 17, 2053 is on Wednesday, July 30, 2053 at 17:06 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 15, 2053 at 17:26 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, July 15, 205317:26
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, July 22, 205314:16

The Moon around July 17

More about this date

Thursday, July 17, 2053 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 15, 2053 to the new moon of August 14, 2053, a cycle of 29.30 days.