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The Moon on Thursday, July 4, 1929: Waning Crescent, 8% lit

Waning · 8.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°

Moon age

26.9days

Moon phase on July 4, 1929Waning Crescent

Thursday 4 July 1929361,283 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, July 4, 1929, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.4% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

8.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
361,283 km224,491 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (8°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 4, 1929 is on Saturday, June 22, 1929 at 04:15 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 6, 1929 at 20:47 UTC, 2 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Sunday, June 30, 192903:54
New Moon (after)Saturday, July 6, 192920:47

The Moon around July 4

More about this date

Thursday, July 4, 1929 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 7, 1929 to the new moon of July 6, 1929, a cycle of 29.29 days.