Waxing · 99.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
Moon age
13.6days
Moon phase on July 2, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, July 2, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 13.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
13.6 dMoon age
405,411 km251,911 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (29°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 2, 1947 is on Thursday, July 3, 1947 at 10:39 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 18, 1947 at 21:26 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, June 25, 1947 | 12:25 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, July 3, 1947 | 10:39 |
The Moon around July 2
More about this date
Wednesday, July 2, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.