July 2026 Moon Phase Calendar

Updated · Daily moon data sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (UTC shown where relevant)

The daily phase and illumination below are sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Principal phases are exact astronomical instants. Moonrise is for New York City and may occur on a different local date elsewhere.

May 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — Gregorian

Gregorian dates: May 1, 2026 – May 31, 2026.

Switching keeps the reference date, May 21, 2026. Weekday headings follow the Gregorian calendar. 13-month dates appear below each day. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

Moon phases for May 2026, Eastern Time. 13 month calendar date shown in the center of each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Full Moon, 99.8% illuminated99.8%May 9 Full Moon 1:23 p.m. EDT Full Moon, 98.3% illuminated98.3%May 10
Waning Gibbous, 95.1% illuminated95.1%May 11 Waning Gibbous, 90.3% illuminated90.3%May 12 Waning Gibbous, 84.1% illuminated84.1%May 13 Waning Gibbous, 76.7% illuminated76.7%May 14 Last Quarter, 68.2% illuminated68.2%May 15 Last Quarter, 58.8% illuminated58.8%May 16 Last Quarter, 49% illuminated49%May 17 Last Quarter 5:10 p.m. EDT
Last Quarter, 38.8% illuminated38.8%May 18 Waning Crescent, 28.9% illuminated28.9%May 19 Waning Crescent, 19.5% illuminated19.5%May 20 Waning Crescent, 11.4% illuminated11.4%May 21 Waning Crescent, 5.1% illuminated5.1%May 22 New Moon, 1.2% illuminated1.2%May 23 New Moon, 0.2% illuminated0.2%May 24 New Moon 4:00 p.m. EDT
New Moon, 2.3% illuminated2.3%May 25 Waxing Crescent, 7.2% illuminated7.2%May 26 Waxing Crescent, 14.7% illuminated14.7%May 27 Waxing Crescent, 23.9% illuminated23.9%May 28 First Quarter, 34.3% illuminated34.3%Jun 1 First Quarter, 45.1% illuminated45.1%Jun 2 First Quarter, 55.8% illuminated55.8%Jun 3 First Quarter 7:10 a.m. EDT
First Quarter, 66% illuminated66%Jun 4 Waxing Gibbous, 75.2% illuminated75.2%Jun 5 Waxing Gibbous, 83.2% illuminated83.2%Jun 6 Waxing Gibbous, 89.8% illuminated89.8%Jun 7 Waxing Gibbous, 94.8% illuminated94.8%Jun 8 Full Moon, 98.1% illuminated98.1%Jun 9 Full Moon, 99.7% illuminated99.7%Jun 10
Full Moon, 99.5% illuminated99.5%Jun 11 Full Moon 4:45 a.m. EDT

Daily phase names group the cycle into eight broad phase sectors, using progress between exact astronomical events. They describe the 8 p.m. Eastern sample, not the instant of a new moon, quarter moon, or full moon. The tables list those exact principal-phase instants separately.

July 2026 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in July 2026, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
Last Quarter3:28 p.m. EDT
7:28 p.m. UTC		Sol 20, 2026
New Moon5:43 a.m. EDT
9:43 a.m. UTC		Sol 27, 2026
First Quarter7:05 a.m. EDT
11:05 a.m. UTC		July 6, 2026
Full Moon10:35 a.m. EDT
2:35 p.m. UTC		July 14, 2026

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in July 2026; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Waning Gibbous, 96.3% illuminatedWaning Gibbous96.3%, 10:04 p.m. EDT
, 2:04 a.m. UTC		Sol 14, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 91.8% illuminatedWaning Gibbous91.8%, 10:32 p.m. EDT
, 2:32 a.m. UTC		Sol 15, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 85.7% illuminatedWaning Gibbous85.7%, 10:56 p.m. EDT
, 2:56 a.m. UTC		Sol 16, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminatedWaning Gibbous78%, 11:18 p.m. EDT
, 3:18 a.m. UTC		Sol 17, 2026
Last Quarter, 68.9% illuminatedLast Quarter68.9%, 11:39 p.m. EDT
, 3:39 a.m. UTC		Sol 18, 2026
Last Quarter, 58.9% illuminatedLast Quarter58.9%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateSol 19, 2026
Last Quarter, 48.1% illuminatedLast Quarter48.1%, 12:00 a.m. EDT
, 4:00 a.m. UTC		Sol 20, 2026
Last Quarter, 37.1% illuminatedLast Quarter37.1%, 12:24 a.m. EDT
, 4:24 a.m. UTC		Sol 21, 2026
Waning Crescent, 26.4% illuminatedWaning Crescent26.4%, 12:52 a.m. EDT
, 4:52 a.m. UTC		Sol 22, 2026
Waning Crescent, 16.7% illuminatedWaning Crescent16.7%, 1:26 a.m. EDT
, 5:26 a.m. UTC		Sol 23, 2026
Waning Crescent, 8.7% illuminatedWaning Crescent8.7%, 2:10 a.m. EDT
, 6:10 a.m. UTC		Sol 24, 2026
New Moon, 3.1% illuminatedNew Moon3.1%, 3:07 a.m. EDT
, 7:07 a.m. UTC		Sol 25, 2026
New Moon, 0.3% illuminatedNew Moon0.3%, 4:16 a.m. EDT
, 8:16 a.m. UTC		Sol 26, 2026
New Moon, 0.6% illuminatedNew Moon0.6%, 5:34 a.m. EDT
, 9:34 a.m. UTC		Sol 27, 2026
New Moon, 3.7% illuminatedNew Moon3.7%, 6:55 a.m. EDT
, 10:55 a.m. UTC		Sol 28, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 9.3% illuminatedWaxing Crescent9.3%, 8:13 a.m. EDT
, 12:13 p.m. UTC		July 1, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 16.9% illuminatedWaxing Crescent16.9%, 9:27 a.m. EDT
, 1:27 p.m. UTC		July 2, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 25.8% illuminatedWaxing Crescent25.8%, 10:37 a.m. EDT
, 2:37 p.m. UTC		July 3, 2026
First Quarter, 35.5% illuminatedFirst Quarter35.5%, 11:44 a.m. EDT
, 3:44 p.m. UTC		July 4, 2026
First Quarter, 45.5% illuminatedFirst Quarter45.5%, 12:49 p.m. EDT
, 4:49 p.m. UTC		July 5, 2026
First Quarter, 55.4% illuminatedFirst Quarter55.4%, 1:54 p.m. EDT
, 5:54 p.m. UTC		July 6, 2026
First Quarter, 64.9% illuminatedFirst Quarter64.9%, 2:59 p.m. EDT
, 6:59 p.m. UTC		July 7, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 73.7% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous73.7%, 4:02 p.m. EDT
, 8:02 p.m. UTC		July 8, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 81.6% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous81.6%, 5:03 p.m. EDT
, 9:03 p.m. UTC		July 9, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 88.3% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous88.3%, 5:59 p.m. EDT
, 9:59 p.m. UTC		July 10, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 93.7% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous93.7%, 6:49 p.m. EDT
, 10:49 p.m. UTC		July 11, 2026
Full Moon, 97.5% illuminatedFull Moon97.5%, 7:31 p.m. EDT
, 11:31 p.m. UTC		July 12, 2026
Full Moon, 99.6% illuminatedFull Moon99.6%, 8:06 p.m. EDT
, 12:06 a.m. UTC		July 13, 2026
Full Moon, 99.8% illuminatedFull Moon99.8%, 8:35 p.m. EDT
, 12:35 a.m. UTC		July 14, 2026
Full Moon, 98.1% illuminatedFull Moon98.1%, 9:01 p.m. EDT
, 1:01 a.m. UTC		July 15, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 94.4% illuminatedWaning Gibbous94.4%, 9:23 p.m. EDT
, 1:23 a.m. UTC		July 16, 2026

“No moonrise” means no rise occurs during that midnight-to-midnight Eastern calendar date at the New York City observer location; it does not mean the moon never rises.