Moon phase on July 30, 2015

Full Moon, 100%
🌕 Full Moon
Thursday, July 30, 2015 · at noon (Brasília)
Illumination: 100% Age: 14.6 days Cycle: 49%
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On Thursday, July 30, 2015 the Moon was in its full moon phase, with 100% of its disk illuminated and an age of 14.6 days since the last new moon. The whole disk is lit: the Moon rises as the Sun sets and stays up all night. It is the brightest and most photographed phase.

Moon data for this date

Moon at noon Brasília time (UTC-3)
Phase🌕 Full Moon
Illumination100%
Moon age14.6 days
Day of the weekThursday
Last new moonJuly 15, 2015 at 22:25
Next full moonJuly 31, 2015 at 07:43 (in about 20 h)
Next new moonAugust 14, 2015 at 11:54 (in 15.0 days)

The Moon on the surrounding days

Compare the phase and illumination over the three days before and after. Click a day to open its page.

MonJul 27Waxing Gibbous, 89%89%Waxing GibbousTueJul 28Waxing Gibbous, 95%95%Waxing GibbousWedJul 29Waxing Gibbous, 98%98%Waxing Gibbous
ThuJul 30Full Moon, 100%100%Full Moon
FriJul 31Full Moon, 99%99%Full MoonSatAug 1Waning Gibbous, 96%96%Waning GibbousSunAug 2Waning Gibbous, 91%91%Waning Gibbous

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About the full moon

The whole disk is lit: the Moon rises as the Sun sets and stays up all night. It is the brightest and most photographed phase. The phase name comes from the Moon's position in its 29.53-day cycle: on July 30, 2015 it had completed 49% of the cycle that began with the new moon on July 15, 2015.

Looking for another date, such as a birthday? Use the Moon phase on the day I was born tool, see the Moon phase today page with the lunar calendar, or find the day of the week of July 30, 2015. For sun times, check sunrise and sunset.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Moon phase on July 30, 2015?

On July 30, 2015 the Moon was in its full moon phase, with 100% of the disk lit (calculated at noon Brasília time).

How old is the Moon on that date?

The age is the time since the last new moon: 14.6 days of an average 29.53-day cycle.

When is the next full moon after that date?

The next full moon after July 30, 2015 falls on July 31, 2015 at 07:43 Brasília time.

When is the next new moon after that date?

The next new moon after July 30, 2015 falls on August 14, 2015 at 11:54 Brasília time.

How is the Moon phase calculated?

With Jean Meeus's astronomical formulas for the instants of new, quarter and full moon. The age comes from the time since the last new moon and the illumination is (1 − cos(2π × cycle fraction)) / 2.

Is the phase the same everywhere in the world?

Yes, the phase and the illuminated percentage are the same across the planet at any given instant. Only the orientation changes: in the southern hemisphere a waxing Moon is lit on the left, in the northern one on the right.