Moon Phases — July 2025
Full Moon on July 10 at 21:21 UTC, New Moon on July 24 at 14:38 UTC. Each cell shows that day's phase and illumination.
July 2025 · phase for each day (UTC)
Best Nights in July
✦Darkest skies
Jul 22 – Jul 26
Around the New Moon (Jul 24), little moonlight — the best nights for the Milky Way, meteors and faint deep-sky objects.
◐Sharpest Moon detail
Jul 2 · Jul 17
At the quarter Moons the terminator throws long shadows across crater rims — the best nights to photograph lunar surface detail.
○Brightest nights
Jul 9 – Jul 11
Around the Buck Moon (Jul 10), strong natural moonlight for night walks — but it washes out fainter stars.
Moonrise & moonset where you are
See tonight's moonrise, moonset and best viewing time for your location — then plan the rest of the month from the grid above.