18 JUL 2026today
14 jul
12 aug
moon phase today in los angeles: waxing crescent, 21% illuminated
location
tonight
18 JUL 2026
current cycle
14 jul
12 aug
current phase
waxing crescent
illum 21%
dist 381,396 km
size 100.8%
sign virgo → libra
current cycle
cycle #32814 JUL — 12 AUG
selected day18 JUL 2026
selected day — light, position, moon times
phase
waxing crescent · building
illum
20.9%
age
3.71 days
rise
10:34
set
22:32
tonight's pathlos angeles
time05:00· now
altitude-51.7°
azimuth12° N
illuminated20.9%
positionunder horizon
this chart shows where the moon sits in the sky across the day. the line above the horizon means the moon is up and you can see it; below means it has dipped out of sight. the dashed line is the sun, drawn for comparison so you can see when day and night are. drag across the chart to scrub through the hours.
distance & size
dist
381,396 kmdist Δ
0.8% closersize
100.8% of meanposition
alt / az
-52° / 12°sign
virgo→ sign
libra 12:00sun
sunrise
05:55sunset
20:04day length
14h 9mgolden
19:28blue
20:33cycle
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#328déjà vu
—moon phase today in los angeles
the moon is currently in a waxing crescent phase, 21% illuminated, in the sign of virgo. it is about average size, at a distance of 381,396 km from earth.
from los angeles, the moon rises at 10:34 and sets at 22:32. the sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:04.
this is lunation #328. the next full moon is on wed, 29 jul 2026 and the next new moon on wed, 12 aug 2026.
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