Waxing · 88.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
Moon age
11.3days
Moon phase on July 29, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, July 29, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 88.9% of its visible face lit, 11.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
88.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.3 dMoon age
404,932 km251,613 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 29, 1947 is on Saturday, August 2, 1947 at 01:50 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 18, 1947 at 04:15 UTC, 11 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 29
More about this date
Tuesday, July 29, 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.