MoonPhases

July 2026 · Wednesday · 2 months ago

15 July 2026

Waxing Crescent

2% illuminated and waxing, 1.1 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 15 July 2026: Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated

Ephemeris for 15 July 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
1.8%
Lunar age
1.1 days
Elongation
15.2°
Distance
363,257 km
Distance (mi)
225,718 mi
Apparent size
32.9′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
2.5° S
Libration lon
4.4° E

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
London05:5814:1422:0857.8°
New York06:5114:2121:3867.6°
Chicago06:4514:1821:3666.2°
Denver07:0514:3021:4268.1°
Los Angeles07:1414:2521:2673.7°
Mexico City07:2214:0620:4488.9°
São Paulo07:5313:2819:0746.7°
Berlin05:5514:1822:1756.9°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
First Quarter21 July 202611:06in 6 days
Full Moon29 July 202614:36in 14 days
Last Quarter6 August 202602:21in 22 days
New Moon12 August 202617:37in 28 days