MoonPhases

July 2026 · Thursday · 3 months ago

2 July 2026

Waning Gibbous

94% illuminated and waning, 17.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 2 July 2026: Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated

Ephemeris for 2 July 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
94.3%
Lunar age
17.4 days
Elongation
207.6°
Distance
400,444 km
Distance (mi)
248,824 mi
Apparent size
29.8′
Constellation
Aquarius
Libration lat
2.6° N
Libration lon
4.3° W

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London23:0002:4406:5515.9°
New York22:2802:4907:4427.6°
Chicago22:2602:4507:3726.5°
Denver22:3202:5707:5628.9°
Los Angeles22:1502:5108:0534.8°
Mexico City21:3302:3208:1449.3°
São Paulo19:5701:5608:4587.7°
Berlin23:0902:4806:5214.7°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter7 July 202619:29in 5 days
New Moon14 July 202609:44in 12 days
First Quarter21 July 202611:06in 19 days
Full Moon29 July 202614:36in 27 days