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The Moon on Thursday, July 12, 1945: Waxing Crescent, 10% lit

Waxing · 9.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 25°

Moon age

2.9days

Moon phase on July 12, 1945Waxing Crescent

Thursday 12 July 1945390,365 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, July 12, 1945, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.7% of its visible face lit, 2.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

9.7%Illumination at noon UTC
2.9 dMoon age
390,365 km242,561 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (26°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 12, 1945 is on Wednesday, July 25, 1945 at 02:26 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 9, 1945 at 13:35 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, July 9, 194513:35
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, July 17, 194507:01

The Moon around July 12

More about this date

Thursday, July 12, 1945 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 9, 1945 to the new moon of August 8, 1945, a cycle of 29.46 days.