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The Moon on Friday, July 6, 1917: Waning Gibbous, 96% lit

Waning · 96.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 05°

Moon age

17.0days

Moon phase on July 6, 1917Waning Gibbous

Friday 6 July 1917361,299 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, July 6, 1917, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.3% of its visible face lit, 17.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

96.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.0 dMoon age
361,299 km224,501 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (6°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 6, 1917 is on Wednesday, July 4, 1917 at 21:40 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 19, 1917 at 03:00 UTC, 13 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, July 4, 191721:40
Last Quarter (after)Wednesday, July 11, 191712:12

The Moon around July 6

More about this date

Friday, July 6, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 19, 1917 to the new moon of July 19, 1917, a cycle of 29.58 days.