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The Moon on Thursday, July 31, 1930: Waxing Crescent, 39% lit

Waxing · 39.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 24°

Moon age

5.6days

Moon phase on July 31, 1930Waxing Crescent

Thursday 31 July 1930376,607 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, July 31, 1930, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 39.2% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

39.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
376,607 km234,013 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (25°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 31, 1930 is on Saturday, August 9, 1930 at 10:58 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 25, 1930 at 20:42 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, July 25, 193020:42
First Quarter (after)Friday, August 1, 193012:26

The Moon around July 31

More about this date

Thursday, July 31, 1930 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 25, 1930 to the new moon of August 24, 1930, a cycle of 29.29 days.