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The Moon on Wednesday, July 18, 1928: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 12°

Moon age

1.3days

Moon phase on July 18, 1928Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 18 July 1928374,011 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, July 18, 1928, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.4% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
374,011 km232,400 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (13°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 18, 1928 is on Wednesday, August 1, 1928 at 15:31 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 17, 1928 at 04:35 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, July 17, 192804:35
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, July 24, 192814:38

The Moon around July 18

More about this date

Wednesday, July 18, 1928 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 17, 1928 to the new moon of August 15, 1928, a cycle of 29.38 days.