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The Moon on Friday, July 12, 1912: Waning Crescent, 6% lit

Waning · 6.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 20°

Moon age

27.2days

Moon phase on July 12, 1912Waning Crescent

Friday 12 July 1912363,262 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, July 12, 1912, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.4% of its visible face lit, 27.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

6.4%Illumination at noon UTC
27.2 dMoon age
363,262 km225,721 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 12, 1912 is on Saturday, June 29, 1912 at 13:34 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 14, 1912 at 13:13 UTC, 2 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Sunday, July 7, 191216:47
New Moon (after)Sunday, July 14, 191213:13

The Moon around July 12

More about this date

Friday, July 12, 1912 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 15, 1912 to the new moon of July 14, 1912, a cycle of 29.28 days.