MoonPhases

July 2026 · Thursday · 2 months ago

16 July 2026

Waxing Crescent

6% illuminated and waxing, 2.1 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 16 July 2026: Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated

Ephemeris for 16 July 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
6.2%
Lunar age
2.1 days
Elongation
28.8°
Distance
367,651 km
Distance (mi)
228,447 mi
Apparent size
32.5′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
0.9° S
Libration lon
5.7° 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
London07:3015:0922:2651.9°
New York08:0915:1522:0661.6°
Chicago08:0515:1122:0360.1°
Denver08:2215:2322:1162.0°
Los Angeles08:2715:1821:5867.5°
Mexico City08:2614:5921:2682.7°
São Paulo08:3614:2120:1252.7°
Berlin07:2915:1322:3351.1°

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 5 days
Full Moon29 July 202614:36in 13 days
Last Quarter6 August 202602:21in 21 days
New Moon12 August 202617:37in 27 days