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The Moon on Tuesday, June 24, 1947: Waxing Crescent, 39% lit

Waxing · 39.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 19°

Moon age

5.6days

Moon phase on June 24, 1947Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 24 June 1947375,702 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, June 24, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 39.1% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

39.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
375,702 km233,450 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (19°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 24, 1947 is on Thursday, July 3, 1947 at 10:39 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 18, 1947 at 21:26 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, June 18, 194721:26
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, June 25, 194712:25

The Moon around June 24

More about this date

Tuesday, June 24, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 18, 1947 to the new moon of July 18, 1947, a cycle of 29.28 days.