MoonPhases

July 2026 · Thursday · 2 months ago

9 July 2026

Waning Crescent

32% illuminated and waning, 24.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 9 July 2026: Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated

Ephemeris for 9 July 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
31.6%
Lunar age
24.4 days
Elongation
291.8°
Distance
370,006 km
Distance (mi)
229,911 mi
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Taurus
Libration lat
6.2° S
Libration lon
5.9° 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
London00:1908:0016:0355.9°
New York00:4908:0615:3768.0°
Chicago00:4108:0315:3867.0°
Denver00:5708:1515:4569.5°
Los Angeles01:0408:1015:2675.4°
Mexico City01:1107:5114:3690.0°
São Paulo01:3307:1312:4847.1°
Berlin00:2108:0416:1054.7°

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 5 days
First Quarter21 July 202611:06in 12 days
Full Moon29 July 202614:36in 20 days
Last Quarter6 August 202602:21in 28 days