Daily phases · UK local time

July 2026 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout July 2026, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during July 2026

At 12:00 local time on 1 July, the Moon is a full moon at 98% illumination and is waning. By 31 July, it is a full moon at 97% illumination and is waning.

This civil month contains 4 exact principal phase events. Daily values represent the Moon at local noon; event rows below retain their precise astronomical times.

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July 2026

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for July 2026; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1Full Moon98%Age 16.3 dSelected date	2Waning Gibbous94%Age 17.3 d	3Waning Gibbous89%Age 18.3 d	4Waning Gibbous82%Age 19.3 d	5Waning Gibbous74%Age 20.3 d
6Last Quarter64%Age 21.3 d	7Last Quarter54%Age 22.3 d	8Last Quarter43%Age 23.3 d	9Last Quarter32%Age 24.3 d	10Waning Crescent22%Age 25.3 d	11Waning Crescent13%Age 26.3 d	12Waning Crescent6%Age 27.3 d
13New Moon1%Age 28.3 d	14New Moon0%Age 0.1 d	15New Moon2%Age 1.1 d	16Waxing Crescent6%Age 2.1 d	17Waxing Crescent13%Age 3.1 d	18Waxing Crescent21%Age 4.1 d	19Waxing Crescent30%Age 5.1 d
20First Quarter40%Age 6.1 d	21First Quarter50%Age 7.1 d	22First Quarter60%Age 8.1 d	23First Quarter69%Age 9.1 d	24Waxing Gibbous77%Age 10.1 d	25Waxing Gibbous85%Age 11.1 d	26Waxing Gibbous91%Age 12.1 d
27Waxing Gibbous96%Age 13.1 d	28Full Moon99%Age 14.1 d	29Full Moon100%Age 15.1 d	30Full Moon99%Age 16.1 d	31Full Moon97%Age 17.1 d

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Day-by-day detail · London horizon

Phase, illumination, lunar age, rise and set

Phase, illumination and age are calculated at 12:00 Europe/London. Moonrise and moonset use a central London observer; a dash means no matching horizon crossing occurs during that civil date.

Daily values at 12:00 UK local time; rise and set for London
Date	Phase	Illumination	Lunar age	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Full Moon	98%	16.3 days	22:41	05:41
2	Waning Gibbous	94%	17.3 days	23:00	06:55
3	Waning Gibbous	89%	18.3 days	23:15	08:10
4	Waning Gibbous	82%	19.3 days	23:28	09:25
5	Waning Gibbous	74%	20.3 days	23:39	10:40
6	Last Quarter	64%	21.3 days	23:50	11:56
7	Last Quarter	54%	22.3 days	—	13:14
8	Last Quarter	43%	23.3 days	00:03	14:36
9	Last Quarter	32%	24.3 days	00:19	16:03
10	Waning Crescent	22%	25.3 days	00:39	17:33
11	Waning Crescent	13%	26.3 days	01:10	19:00
12	Waning Crescent	6%	27.3 days	01:55	20:13
13	New Moon	1%	28.3 days	03:01	21:07
14	New Moon	0%	0.1 days	04:25	21:43
15	New Moon	2%	1.1 days	05:58	22:08
16	Waxing Crescent	6%	2.1 days	07:30	22:26
17	Waxing Crescent	13%	3.1 days	08:57	22:40
18	Waxing Crescent	21%	4.1 days	10:20	22:52
19	Waxing Crescent	30%	5.1 days	11:38	23:03
20	First Quarter	40%	6.1 days	12:54	23:16
21	First Quarter	50%	7.1 days	14:10	23:30
22	First Quarter	60%	8.1 days	15:25	23:48
23	First Quarter	69%	9.1 days	16:39	—
24	Waxing Gibbous	77%	10.1 days	17:48	00:11
25	Waxing Gibbous	85%	11.1 days	18:50	00:43
26	Waxing Gibbous	91%	12.1 days	19:40	01:26
27	Waxing Gibbous	96%	13.1 days	20:18	02:22
28	Full Moon	99%	14.1 days	20:46	03:29
29	Full Moon	100%	15.1 days	21:07	04:42
30	Full Moon	99%	16.1 days	21:23	05:58
31	Full Moon	97%	17.1 days	21:36	07:14

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in July 2026

Buck Moon

A midsummer almanac name linked with the annual growth of new antlers on male deer.

Exact instant: 29 July 2026 at 15:36 BST
Brown lunation: 1281

Read the Buck Moon guide

How rise and set vary across the UK

On the date of the first full Moon, longitude and latitude shift the horizon times. These representative cities all use Europe/London civil time.

Moonrise and moonset on 2026-07-29, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	21:07	04:42
Cardiff	21:19	04:55
Belfast	21:44	04:49
Edinburgh	21:40	04:28
Lerwick	21:59	03:43

Traditional lunar rhythm · practical UK season

Garden windows for this month

Summer harvests and sowing for autumn. Use local soil, weather and frost conditions to decide whether each task is timely in your garden.

14–21 7/2026

Sowing

Sow spring cabbage, turnips, chicory and autumn or winter salads.

22–29 7/2026

Planting

Plant out leeks and brassicas for autumn and winter cropping.

1–7, 30–31 7/2026

Harvesting

Pick courgettes, beans, peas, potatoes and soft fruit frequently.

8–13 7/2026

Pruning

Prune plums and cherries after harvest and continue training stone fruit.

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