Waxing · 65.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 20°
Moon age
8.3days
Moon phase on July 26, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, July 26, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 65.4% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
65.4%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
396,362 km246,288 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (21°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 26, 1947 is on Saturday, August 2, 1947 at 01:50 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 18, 1947 at 04:15 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 24, 1947 | 22:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, August 2, 1947 | 01:50 |
The Moon around July 26
More about this date
Saturday, July 26, 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.