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The Moon on Saturday, July 19, 1947: Waxing Crescent, 3% lit

Waxing · 2.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 14°

Moon age

1.3days

Moon phase on July 19, 1947Waxing Crescent

Saturday 19 July 1947359,553 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 19, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.9% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.9%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
359,553 km223,416 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (15°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 19, 1947 is on Saturday, August 2, 1947 at 01:50 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 18, 1947 at 04:15 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, July 18, 194704:15
First Quarter (after)Thursday, July 24, 194722:54

The Moon around July 19

More about this date

Saturday, July 19, 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.