Moon Phase on Monday, July 26, 2027
Times use New York, NY (America/New_York) unless noted.
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Illumination
- 51%
- Moon age
- 22.5 days
- Moonrise
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 1:41 PM
Times use New York, NY (America/New_York) unless noted.
Times on this page are for New York, NY (EDT) unless noted. Phase and illumination are calculated for 12:00 PM local time with astronomy-engine.
On Monday, July 26, 2027, the Moon is at Last Quarter (also called Third Quarter), about 51% illuminated. The left half is lit, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. The Moon is three quarters of the way through its orbit since New Moon.
The Moon reaches Last Quarter around Monday, July 26, 2027. It rises around midnight, is highest around sunrise and sets around midday. In New York, NY, moonrise is at 11:47 PM.
Evenings are dark until the Moon rises around midnight, which is great for stargazing in the first half of the night. Telescope users can catch terminator detail in the pre-dawn sky.
The next major phase is the New Moon on August 2 at 6:05 AM EDT, 7 days from now.
The next full moon is the Sturgeon Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 2027. See the Sturgeon Moon page for times in every US time zone.
The Moon takes about 29.5 days to go through all eight phases, the synodic month. Phases happen at the same instant everywhere on Earth, but the calendar date can change with your time zone, especially when a phase falls near midnight.