Dates and Times of the Phases

  • Last Quarter Tuesday, July 7 3:31 PM
  • New Moon Tuesday, July 14 5:45 AM
  • First Quarter Tuesday, July 21 7:06 AM
  • Full Moon Wednesday, July 29 10:37 AM Buck Moon

Dark nights for stargazing in Columbus, with no Moon in the sky for most of the darkness: July 11–19.

Times are in Columbus time (America/New York), and moonrise and moonset are for Columbus. Each day's Moon is turned as it is in the sky of Columbus when it is highest that night (near the New Moon, that day).

June July 2026 August
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
28 Sunday
29 Monday
30 Tuesday
1 Wednesday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 97% ↓
Age: 16 days
Rise: 10:35 PM
Set: 7:20 AM
2 Thursday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 94% ↓
Age: 17 days
Rise: 11:04 PM
Set: 8:24 AM
3 Friday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 88% ↓
Age: 18 days
Rise: 11:28 PM
Set: 9:28 AM
4 Saturday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 81% ↓
Age: 19 days
Rise: 11:51 PM
Set: 10:32 AM
5 Sunday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 72% ↓
Age: 20 days
Rise: –
Set: 11:36 AM
6 Monday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 62% ↓
Age: 20 days
Rise: 12:13 AM
Set: 12:41 PM
7 Tuesday
Last Quarter
3:31 PM
Visible: 52% ↓
Age: 22 days
Rise: 12:35 AM
Set: 1:48 PM
8 Wednesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 41% ↓
Age: 23 days
Rise: 12:59 AM
Set: 2:59 PM
9 Thursday
Waning crescent
Visible: 30% ↓
Age: 24 days
Rise: 1:28 AM
Set: 4:14 PM
10 Friday
Waning crescent
Visible: 20% ↓
Age: 25 days
Rise: 2:02 AM
Set: 5:31 PM
11 Saturday
Waning crescent
Visible: 11% ↓
Age: 26 days
Rise: 2:47 AM
Set: 6:47 PM
Dark night
12 Sunday
Waning crescent
Visible: 5% ↓
Age: 27 days
Rise: 3:44 AM
Set: 7:56 PM
Dark night
13 Monday
Waning crescent
Visible: 1% ↓
Age: 28 days
Rise: 4:54 AM
Set: 8:53 PM
Dark night
14 Tuesday
New Moon
5:45 AM
Visible: 0% ↑
Age: 0 days
Rise: 6:12 AM
Set: 9:38 PM
Dark night
15 Wednesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 2% ↑
Age: 1 day
Rise: 7:32 AM
Set: 10:13 PM
Dark night
16 Thursday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 7% ↑
Age: 2 days
Rise: 8:49 AM
Set: 10:42 PM
Dark night
17 Friday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 14% ↑
Age: 3 days
Rise: 10:03 AM
Set: 11:07 PM
Dark night
18 Saturday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 23% ↑
Age: 4 days
Rise: 11:12 AM
Set: 11:30 PM
Dark night
19 Sunday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 32% ↑
Age: 5 days
Rise: 12:18 PM
Set: 11:52 PM
Dark night
20 Monday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 42% ↑
Age: 6 days
Rise: 1:23 PM
Set: –
21 Tuesday
First Quarter
7:06 AM
Visible: 52% ↑
Age: 7 days
Rise: 2:27 PM
Set: 12:15 AM
22 Wednesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 62% ↑
Age: 8 days
Rise: 3:31 PM
Set: 12:41 AM
23 Thursday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 71% ↑
Age: 9 days
Rise: 4:34 PM
Set: 1:10 AM
24 Friday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 79% ↑
Age: 10 days
Rise: 5:34 PM
Set: 1:45 AM
25 Saturday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 86% ↑
Age: 11 days
Rise: 6:30 PM
Set: 2:26 AM
26 Sunday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 92% ↑
Age: 12 days
Rise: 7:19 PM
Set: 3:15 AM
27 Monday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 96% ↑
Age: 12 days
Rise: 8:02 PM
Set: 4:11 AM
28 Tuesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 99% ↑
Age: 13 days
Rise: 8:37 PM
Set: 5:12 AM
29 Wednesday
Full Moon
10:37 AM
Buck Moon
Visible: 100%
Age: 14 days
Rise: 9:07 PM
Set: 6:15 AM
30 Thursday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 99% ↓
Age: 15 days
Rise: 9:33 PM
Set: 7:20 AM
31 Friday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 96% ↓
Age: 16 days
Rise: 9:56 PM
Set: 8:25 AM
1 Saturday