MoonPhases

July 2026 · Sunday · 2 months ago

12 July 2026

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated and waning, 27.4 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 12 July 2026: Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated

Ephemeris for 12 July 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
5.6%
Lunar age
27.4 days
Elongation
333.0°
Distance
359,709 km
Distance (mi)
223,513 mi
Apparent size
33.2′
Constellation
Gemini
Libration lat
6.1° S
Libration lon
1.2° 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
London01:5511:0320:1366.1°
New York03:0311:1219:2177.1°
Chicago02:5411:0919:2375.9°
Denver03:1611:2219:2678.1°
Los Angeles03:3311:1719:0083.9°
Mexico City03:5610:5717:5881.3°
São Paulo04:5710:1715:3737.6°
Berlin01:5111:0620:2565.0°

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 2 days
First Quarter21 July 202611:06in 9 days
Full Moon29 July 202614:36in 17 days
Last Quarter6 August 202602:21in 25 days