Waxing · 58.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 12°
Moon age
8.0days
Moon phase on July 27, 1955Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, July 27, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 58.2% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
58.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
401,582 km249,532 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (13°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 27, 1955 is on Wednesday, August 3, 1955 at 19:30 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 19, 1955 at 11:35 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 26, 1955 | 16:00 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 3, 1955 | 19:30 |
The Moon around July 27
More about this date
Wednesday, July 27, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 19, 1955 to the new moon of August 17, 1955, a cycle of 29.35 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.