MoonPhases

July 2026 · Friday · 2 months ago

3 July 2026

Waning Gibbous

89% illuminated and waning, 18.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 3 July 2026: Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated

Ephemeris for 3 July 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
89.0%
Lunar age
18.4 days
Elongation
218.9°
Distance
397,487 km
Distance (mi)
246,987 mi
Apparent size
30.1′
Constellation
Aquarius
Libration lat
1.3° N
Libration lon
5.3° 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
London23:1503:3008:1020.3°
New York22:5203:3408:4832.1°
Chicago22:5003:3008:4331.1°
Denver22:5703:4209:0033.5°
Los Angeles22:4303:3709:0539.5°
Mexico City22:0903:1809:0654.0°
São Paulo20:5102:4109:2083.1°
Berlin23:2303:3408:0919.1°

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 4 days
New Moon14 July 202609:44in 11 days
First Quarter21 July 202611:06in 18 days
Full Moon29 July 202614:36in 26 days