New Moon July 2026 in Cancer
The new moon of July 2026 is exact on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 09:44 UTC, with the Sun and Moon together at 21°59' Cancer. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: 110 days ago.
What time is the July 2026 new moon?
At 09:44 UTC on July 14, 2026, which is Tue, Jul 14, 05:44 AM in New York and Tue, Jul 14, 02:44 AM in Los Angeles.
What sign is the July 2026 new moon in?
Cancer: the Sun and Moon meet at 21°59' Cancer.
Can you see the July 2026 new moon?
No: the Moon is between Earth and the Sun with its unlit side towards us, and the first thin crescent shows low in the west after sunset about a day or two later, around July 15, 2026.
Is the July 2026 new moon a supermoon?
No: the Moon is 360,141 km away, closer than the 384,400 km average but outside the 360,000 km supermoon line; it is number 3 of 2026’s 12 new moons by closeness.
Is the July 2026 new moon an eclipse?
No: the Moon passes 3.21° north of the ecliptic, so its shadow misses Earth.
When is the next new moon after July 2026?
On August 12, 2026 at 17:37 UTC, in Leo.
Computed details, July 14, 2026
| Exact time (UTC) | July 14, 2026, 09:44 UTC Your time: |
|---|---|
| Moon | ♋︎ 21°59' Cancer |
| Sun | ♋︎ 21°59' Cancer |
| Distance from Earth | 360,141 km (−24,259 km) |
| Apparent size | 33.2 arcminutes |
| Nearest perigee | July 13, 2026, 07:56 UTC · 359,102 km 1 d 2 h before |
| Distance from the ecliptic | 3.21° north |
| Closeness rank | 3 of 12 (2026) |
| Lunar month (to the next new moon) | 29 d 8 h |
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Tue, Jul 14, 02:44 AM |
| New York | Tue, Jul 14, 05:44 AM |
| London | Tue, Jul 14, 10:44 AM |
| India | Tue, Jul 14, 03:14 PM |
| Sydney | Tue, Jul 14, 07:44 PM |
What a new moon in Cancer means
With the Sun and Moon together in Cancer, this new moon opens a cycle of about four weeks that peaks at the full moon in Aquarius on July 29, 2026. Cancer is a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon; its keywords: protective, intuitive, loyal.
Feeling comes closer to the surface and home matters more than usual. People want to be looked after and notice when they are not. Kind days for family, cooking and rest; touchy days for criticism.
What it means for your sign: The house this lunation falls in for each of the 12 sun signs.
The instant is the same everywhere; only the clock reading changes. Distances are centre to centre. There is no official supermoon definition: here a supermoon is a new moon with the Moon within 360,000 km of Earth, a micromoon one beyond 405,000 km. Computed with astronomy-engine, tropical zodiac. Data: new-moon/2026.json (CC0 JSON).