Waning · 98.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 27°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on July 6, 1955Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, July 6, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
399,935 km248,508 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (28°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 6, 1955 is on Tuesday, July 5, 1955 at 05:29 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 19, 1955 at 11:35 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, July 5, 1955 | 05:29 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, July 12, 1955 | 20:31 |
The Moon around July 6
More about this date
Wednesday, July 6, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 20, 1955 to the new moon of July 19, 1955, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.