Daily phases · UK local time

July 2028 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout July 2028, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during July 2028

At 12:00 local time on 1 July, the Moon is a waxing gibbous at 71% illumination and is waxing. By 31 July, it is a waxing gibbous at 78% illumination and is waxing.

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 2028

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for July 2028; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1Waxing Gibbous71%Age 8.7 dSelected date	2Waxing Gibbous81%Age 9.7 d
3Waxing Gibbous89%Age 10.7 d	4Waxing Gibbous94%Age 11.7 d	5Full Moon98%Age 12.7 d	6Full Moon100%Age 13.7 d	7Full Moon100%Age 14.7 d	8Full Moon97%Age 15.7 d	9Waning Gibbous93%Age 16.7 d
10Waning Gibbous87%Age 17.7 d	11Waning Gibbous80%Age 18.7 d	12Waning Gibbous72%Age 19.7 d	13Last Quarter64%Age 20.7 d	14Last Quarter54%Age 21.7 d	15Last Quarter44%Age 22.7 d	16Last Quarter35%Age 23.7 d
17Waning Crescent25%Age 24.7 d	18Waning Crescent17%Age 25.7 d	19Waning Crescent9%Age 26.7 d	20New Moon4%Age 27.7 d	21New Moon1%Age 28.7 d	22New Moon0%Age 0.3 d	23New Moon3%Age 1.3 d
24Waxing Crescent8%Age 2.3 d	25Waxing Crescent16%Age 3.3 d	26Waxing Crescent25%Age 4.3 d	27First Quarter36%Age 5.3 d	28First Quarter47%Age 6.3 d	29First Quarter58%Age 7.3 d	30First Quarter69%Age 8.3 d
31Waxing Gibbous78%Age 9.3 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	Waxing Gibbous	71%	8.7 days	16:18	00:36
2	Waxing Gibbous	81%	9.7 days	17:38	01:00
3	Waxing Gibbous	89%	10.7 days	18:52	01:32
4	Waxing Gibbous	94%	11.7 days	19:54	02:14
5	Full Moon	98%	12.7 days	20:44	03:07
6	Full Moon	100%	13.7 days	21:20	04:12
7	Full Moon	100%	14.7 days	21:47	05:22
8	Full Moon	97%	15.7 days	22:08	06:35
9	Waning Gibbous	93%	16.7 days	22:25	07:47
10	Waning Gibbous	87%	17.7 days	22:39	08:58
11	Waning Gibbous	80%	18.7 days	22:52	10:06
12	Waning Gibbous	72%	19.7 days	23:04	11:14
13	Last Quarter	64%	20.7 days	23:18	12:22
14	Last Quarter	54%	21.7 days	23:34	13:32
15	Last Quarter	44%	22.7 days	23:53	14:43
16	Last Quarter	35%	23.7 days	—	15:56
17	Waning Crescent	25%	24.7 days	00:18	17:10
18	Waning Crescent	17%	25.7 days	00:52	18:19
19	Waning Crescent	9%	26.7 days	01:39	19:19
20	New Moon	4%	27.7 days	02:42	20:06
21	New Moon	1%	28.7 days	03:59	20:42
22	New Moon	0%	0.3 days	05:26	21:09
23	New Moon	3%	1.3 days	06:55	21:31
24	Waxing Crescent	8%	2.3 days	08:24	21:49
25	Waxing Crescent	16%	3.3 days	09:51	22:06
26	Waxing Crescent	25%	4.3 days	11:17	22:23
27	First Quarter	36%	5.3 days	12:42	22:42
28	First Quarter	47%	6.3 days	14:06	23:05
29	First Quarter	58%	7.3 days	15:27	23:34
30	First Quarter	69%	8.3 days	16:43	—
31	Waxing Gibbous	78%	9.3 days	17:49	00:12

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in July 2028

Buck Moon

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

Exact instant: 6 July 2028 at 19:11 BST
Brown lunation: 1305

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 2028-07-06, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	21:20	04:12
Cardiff	21:33	04:24
Belfast	22:02	04:15
Edinburgh	22:00	03:52
Lerwick	22:28	02:59

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.

22–28 7/2028

Sowing

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

1–6, 29–31 7/2028

Planting

Plant out leeks and brassicas for autumn and winter cropping.

7–14 7/2028

Harvesting

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

15–21 7/2028

Pruning

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

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