MoonPhases

July 2026 · Friday · 2 months ago

17 July 2026

Waxing Crescent

13% illuminated and waxing, 3.1 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 17 July 2026: Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated

Ephemeris for 17 July 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
12.9%
Lunar age
3.1 days
Elongation
42.0°
Distance
373,103 km
Distance (mi)
231,836 mi
Apparent size
32.0′
Constellation
Virgo
Libration lat
0.8° N
Libration lon
6.6° 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
London08:5715:5822:4045.4°
New York09:2416:0322:3055.0°
Chicago09:2016:0022:2653.6°
Denver09:3516:1122:3655.4°
Los Angeles09:3516:0622:2760.9°
Mexico City09:2515:4722:0476.2°
São Paulo09:1415:1021:1259.2°
Berlin08:5816:0222:4644.7°

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 4 days
Full Moon29 July 202614:36in 12 days
Last Quarter6 August 202602:21in 20 days
New Moon12 August 202617:37in 26 days