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The Moon on Monday, July 12, 1948: Waxing Crescent, 39% lit

Waxing · 39.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 07°

Moon age

5.6days

Moon phase on July 12, 1948Waxing Crescent

Monday 12 July 1948371,013 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, July 12, 1948, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 39.2% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

39.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
371,013 km230,537 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (7°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 12, 1948 is on Wednesday, July 21, 1948 at 02:31 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 6, 1948 at 21:09 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, July 6, 194821:09
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, July 13, 194811:30

The Moon around July 12

More about this date

Monday, July 12, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 6, 1948 to the new moon of August 5, 1948, a cycle of 29.29 days.