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.

July 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month

Gregorian dates: July 16, 2026 – August 12, 2026.

Switching keeps the reference date, July 16, 2026. Weekday headings follow the fixed calendar, not Gregorian weekdays. Each month has four complete weeks; Sol sits between June and July. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

July 2026 — International Fixed Calendar, Eastern Time. Gregorian date shown below each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Waxing Crescent, 9.3% illuminated9.3%July 16 Waxing Crescent, 16.9% illuminated16.9%July 17 Waxing Crescent, 25.8% illuminated25.8%July 18 First Quarter, 35.5% illuminated35.5%July 19 First Quarter, 45.5% illuminated45.5%July 20 First Quarter, 55.4% illuminated55.4%July 21 First Quarter 7:05 a.m. EDT First Quarter, 64.9% illuminated64.9%July 22
Waxing Gibbous, 73.7% illuminated73.7%July 23 Waxing Gibbous, 81.6% illuminated81.6%July 24 Waxing Gibbous, 88.3% illuminated88.3%July 25 Waxing Gibbous, 93.7% illuminated93.7%July 26 Full Moon, 97.5% illuminated97.5%July 27 Full Moon, 99.6% illuminated99.6%July 28 Full Moon, 99.8% illuminated99.8%July 29 Full Moon 10:35 a.m. EDT
Full Moon, 98.1% illuminated98.1%July 30 Waning Gibbous, 94.4% illuminated94.4%July 31 Waning Gibbous, 88.8% illuminated88.8%August 1 Waning Gibbous, 81.4% illuminated81.4%August 2 Waning Gibbous, 72.5% illuminated72.5%August 3 Last Quarter, 62.3% illuminated62.3%August 4 Last Quarter, 51.2% illuminated51.2%August 5 Last Quarter 10:21 p.m. EDT
Last Quarter, 39.9% illuminated39.9%August 6 Waning Crescent, 28.9% illuminated28.9%August 7 Waning Crescent, 18.9% illuminated18.9%August 8 Waning Crescent, 10.5% illuminated10.5%August 9 Waning Crescent, 4.3% illuminated4.3%August 10 New Moon, 0.8% illuminated0.8%August 11 New Moon, 0.1% illuminated0.1%August 12 New Moon 1:36 p.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.