Moon Phases Calendar

Moon Phases 2025 – The Current Phase Of The Moon

July 3rd, 2025: First Quarter

First Quarter

A first quarter moon looks like half a pie. It rises at noon and is high overhead at sunset. It sets around midnight.

First quarter moon comes a week after new moon. Now, as seen from above, the moon in its orbit around Earth is at right angles to a line between the Earth and sun.

A first quarter moon is called "first quarter" because it is one quarter of the way around in its orbit of Earth, as measured from one new moon to the next. Also, although some people call this a "half moon," and although it really does appear half-lit to us, it is good to recall that the illuminated portion of a first quarter moon truly is just a quarter. On the night of first quarter moon, we see half the moon&s day side, or a TRUE quarter of the moon. Another lighted quarter of the moon shines just as brightly in the direction opposite Earth!

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  • 22.2 days until next New Moon
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  • 7.46 days until next Full Moon
  • 14.8 days until next Last Quarter
  • 49.17% illumination

July

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1
Waxing Crescent
2
First Quarter
3
First Quarter
4
Waxing Gibbous
5
Waxing Gibbous
6
Waxing Gibbous
7
Waxing Gibbous
8
Waxing Gibbous
9
Full Moon
10
Full Moon
11
Waning Gibbous
12
Waning Gibbous
13
Waning Gibbous
14
Waning Gibbous
15
Waning Gibbous
16
Waning Gibbous
17
Last Quarter
18
Last Quarter
19
Waning Crescent
20
Waning Crescent
21
Waning Crescent
22
Waning Crescent
23
Waning Crescent
24
New Moon
25
New Moon
26
Waxing Crescent
27
Waxing Crescent
28
Waxing Crescent
29
Waxing Crescent
30
Waxing Crescent