Waning · 2.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 23°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on July 4, 1959Waning Crescent
On Saturday, July 4, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.6% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
402,259 km249,952 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (24°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 4, 1959 is on Saturday, June 20, 1959 at 20:00 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 6, 1959 at 02:01 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, June 27, 1959 | 22:12 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, July 6, 1959 | 02:01 |
The Moon around July 4
More about this date
Saturday, July 4, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 6, 1959 to the new moon of July 6, 1959, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- 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.