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The Moon on Thursday, July 12, 1917: Waning Crescent, 39% lit

Waning · 39.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 02°

Moon age

23.0days

Moon phase on July 12, 1917Waning Crescent

Thursday 12 July 1917379,517 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, July 12, 1917, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 39.3% of its visible face lit, 23.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

39.3%Illumination at noon UTC
23.0 dMoon age
379,517 km235,821 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (2°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 12, 1917 is on Wednesday, July 4, 1917 at 21:40 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 19, 1917 at 03:00 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Wednesday, July 11, 191712:12
New Moon (after)Thursday, July 19, 191703:00

The Moon around July 12

More about this date

Thursday, July 12, 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.