Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 29°
New Moon at
04:15UTC
Moon phase on July 18, 1947New Moon
On Friday, July 18, 1947, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
357,576 km222,187 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (30°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 18, 1947 is on Saturday, August 2, 1947 at 01:50 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 18, 1947 at 04:15 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, July 11, 1947 | 10:54 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, July 18, 1947 | 04:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, July 24, 1947 | 22:54 |
The Moon around July 18
More about this date
Friday, July 18, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 18, 1947 to the new moon of August 16, 1947, a cycle of 29.29 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.