July 2026 has one full Moon (July 29, UTC) and one new Moon (July 14). This page lists every phase, eclipse and solstice with times in your own time zone, and the Moon's sidereal and tropical sign and nakshatra for each day.

Phase, eclipse and solstice times are exact instants. Sidereal signs use the Lahiri ayanamsa; tropical signs start at the March equinox. Both are conventions for dividing the ecliptic, not observations of constellations.

Lunar calendar · July 2026

July 2026 moon calendar

The Buck Moon is full this month. Times below are shown in your time zone, with sidereal and tropical signs for every day.

Key dates

UTC (UTC+00:00)

  • Third Quarter
  • New Moon
  • First Quarter
  • Full Moon

Full Moon names this month

Western
Buck Moon
Algonquin
Raspberry Moon
Celtic
Moon of Claiming
Hindu
Ashadha Purnima
The stories behind the names →

Day by day

Each day is read at 12:00 UTC. The Moon changes sign every two to three days and nakshatra about daily, so readings at other hours can differ.

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1

Waning Gibbous, 98% lit. Tropical Capricorn; sidereal Makara (Capricorn); nakshatra Uttara Ashadha.

2

Waning Gibbous, 94% lit. Tropical Aquarius; sidereal Makara (Capricorn); nakshatra Shravana.

3

Waning Gibbous, 89% lit. Tropical Aquarius; sidereal Makara (Capricorn); nakshatra Dhanishtha.

4

Waning Gibbous, 82% lit. Tropical Pisces; sidereal Kumbha (Aquarius); nakshatra Shatabhisha.

5

Waning Gibbous, 74% lit. Tropical Pisces; sidereal Kumbha (Aquarius); nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada.

6

Waning Gibbous, 64% lit. Tropical Pisces; sidereal Meena (Pisces); nakshatra Uttara Bhadrapada.

7

Third Quarter, 54% lit. Tropical Aries; sidereal Meena (Pisces); nakshatra Revati.

8

Waning Crescent, 43% lit. Tropical Aries; sidereal Mesha (Aries); nakshatra Ashvini.

9

Waning Crescent, 32% lit. Tropical Taurus; sidereal Mesha (Aries); nakshatra Bharani.

10

Waning Crescent, 21% lit. Tropical Taurus; sidereal Mesha (Aries); nakshatra Krittika.

11

Waning Crescent, 13% lit. Tropical Gemini; sidereal Vrishabha (Taurus); nakshatra Rohini.

12

Waning Crescent, 6% lit. Tropical Gemini; sidereal Vrishabha (Taurus); nakshatra Mrigashira.

13

Waning Crescent, 1% lit. Tropical Cancer; sidereal Mithuna (Gemini); nakshatra Ardra.

14

New Moon, 0% lit. Tropical Cancer; sidereal Mithuna (Gemini); nakshatra Punarvasu.

15

Waxing Crescent, 2% lit. Tropical Leo; sidereal Karka (Cancer); nakshatra Pushya.

16

Waxing Crescent, 6% lit. Tropical Leo; sidereal Karka (Cancer); nakshatra Ashlesha.

17

Waxing Crescent, 13% lit. Tropical Virgo; sidereal Simha (Leo); nakshatra Magha.

18

Waxing Crescent, 21% lit. Tropical Virgo; sidereal Simha (Leo); nakshatra Purva Phalguni.

19

Waxing Crescent, 31% lit. Tropical Libra; sidereal Kanya (Virgo); nakshatra Uttara Phalguni.

20

Waxing Crescent, 41% lit. Tropical Libra; sidereal Kanya (Virgo); nakshatra Hasta.

21

First Quarter, 51% lit. Tropical Libra; sidereal Tula (Libra); nakshatra Chitra.

22

Waxing Gibbous, 60% lit. Tropical Scorpio; sidereal Tula (Libra); nakshatra Svati.

23

Waxing Gibbous, 69% lit. Tropical Scorpio; sidereal Tula (Libra); nakshatra Vishakha.

24

Waxing Gibbous, 78% lit. Tropical Sagittarius; sidereal Vrischika (Scorpio); nakshatra Anuradha.

25

Waxing Gibbous, 85% lit. Tropical Sagittarius; sidereal Vrischika (Scorpio); nakshatra Jyeshtha.

26

Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit. Tropical Sagittarius; sidereal Dhanus (Sagittarius); nakshatra Mula.

27

Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit. Tropical Capricorn; sidereal Dhanus (Sagittarius); nakshatra Purva Ashadha.

28

Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit. Tropical Capricorn; sidereal Dhanus (Sagittarius); nakshatra Uttara Ashadha.

29

Full Moon, 100% lit. Tropical Aquarius; sidereal Makara (Capricorn); nakshatra Shravana.

30

Waning Gibbous, 99% lit. Tropical Aquarius; sidereal Makara (Capricorn); nakshatra Shravana.

31

Waning Gibbous, 97% lit. Tropical Aquarius; sidereal Kumbha (Aquarius); nakshatra Dhanishtha.

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