Waxing · 40.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
Moon age
6.1days
Moon phase on July 2, 1949Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, July 2, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 40.5% of its visible face lit, 6.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
40.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.1 dMoon age
369,748 km229,751 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 2, 1949 is on Sunday, July 10, 1949 at 07:41 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 26, 1949 at 10:02 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, June 26, 1949 | 10:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, July 3, 1949 | 08:08 |
The Moon around July 2
More about this date
Saturday, July 2, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 26, 1949 to the new moon of July 25, 1949, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.