Waxing · 38.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 24°
Moon age
5.7days
Moon phase on July 31, 1949Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, July 31, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 38.3% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
38.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
368,934 km229,245 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (24°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 31, 1949 is on Monday, August 8, 1949 at 19:33 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 25, 1949 at 19:33 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, July 25, 1949 | 19:33 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 1, 1949 | 12:58 |
The Moon around July 31
More about this date
Sunday, July 31, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 25, 1949 to the new moon of August 24, 1949, a cycle of 29.35 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.