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The Moon on Saturday, July 17, 1920: Waxing Crescent, 4% lit

Waxing · 4.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 17°

Moon age

1.6days

Moon phase on July 17, 1920Waxing Crescent

Saturday 17 July 1920363,947 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 17, 1920, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.2% of its visible face lit, 1.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

4.2%Illumination at noon UTC
1.6 dMoon age
363,947 km226,146 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (18°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 17, 1920 is on Friday, July 30, 1920 at 23:19 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 15, 1920 at 20:25 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, July 15, 192020:25
First Quarter (after)Thursday, July 22, 192019:20

The Moon around July 17

More about this date

Saturday, July 17, 1920 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 15, 1920 to the new moon of August 14, 1920, a cycle of 29.30 days.