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The Moon on Saturday, July 20, 1912: Waxing Crescent, 42% lit

Waxing · 42.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 18°

Moon age

5.9days

Moon phase on July 20, 1912Waxing Crescent

Saturday 20 July 1912379,151 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 20, 1912, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.4% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

42.4%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
379,151 km235,593 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (18°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 20, 1912 is on Monday, July 29, 1912 at 04:28 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 14, 1912 at 13:13 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, July 14, 191213:13
First Quarter (after)Sunday, July 21, 191205:18

The Moon around July 20

More about this date

Saturday, July 20, 1912 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 14, 1912 to the new moon of August 12, 1912, a cycle of 29.28 days.