MoonPhases

July 2026 · Friday · 48 days ago

31 July 2026

Waning Gibbous

97% illuminated and waning, 17.1 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 31 July 2026: Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated

Ephemeris for 31 July 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
96.5%
Lunar age
17.1 days
Elongation
201.6°
Distance
393,983 km
Distance (mi)
244,809 mi
Apparent size
30.3′
Constellation
Aquarius
Libration lat
0.1° N
Libration lon
4.9° 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
London21:3602:1207:1423.8°
New York21:2002:1707:4535.8°
Chicago21:1702:1307:4134.8°
Denver21:2502:2507:5637.2°
Los Angeles21:1402:1907:5943.2°
Mexico City20:4502:0007:5457.7°
São Paulo19:4101:2407:5679.5°
Berlin21:4302:1607:1422.6°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter6 August 202602:21in 6 days
New Moon12 August 202617:37in 12 days
First Quarter20 August 202602:46in 20 days
Full Moon28 August 202604:19in 28 days