Waxing · 86.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 15°
Moon age
11.9days
Moon phase on July 21, 1945Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, July 21, 1945, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.4% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
86.4%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
394,932 km245,400 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 1945 is on Wednesday, July 25, 1945 at 02:26 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 9, 1945 at 13:35 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 17, 1945 | 07:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, July 25, 1945 | 02:26 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Saturday, July 21, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1945, or the whole moon calendar 1945.
- The same date one year apart: 1944 · 1946.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.