MoonPhases

July 2026 · Wednesday · 2 months ago

8 July 2026

Last Quarter

43% illuminated and waning, 23.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 8 July 2026: Last Quarter, 43% illuminated

Ephemeris for 8 July 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
42.6%
Lunar age
23.4 days
Elongation
278.7°
Distance
375,033 km
Distance (mi)
233,035 mi
Apparent size
31.9′
Constellation
Aries
Libration lat
5.4° S
Libration lon
6.7° 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
London00:0307:0914:3650.1°
New York00:2107:1514:2262.3°
Chicago00:1507:1114:2261.3°
Denver00:2907:2314:3063.8°
Los Angeles00:3107:1814:1569.8°
Mexico City00:2906:5913:3484.3°
São Paulo00:3106:2212:0752.9°
Berlin00:0607:1314:4248.8°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon14 July 202609:44in 6 days
First Quarter21 July 202611:06in 13 days
Full Moon29 July 202614:36in 21 days
Last Quarter6 August 202602:21in 29 days