Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 18°
New Moon at
02:01UTC
Moon phase on July 6, 1959New Moon
On Monday, July 6, 1959, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
396,949 km246,653 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 6, 1959 is on Monday, July 20, 1959 at 03:33 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 6, 1959 at 02:01 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, June 27, 1959 | 22:12 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, July 6, 1959 | 02:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, July 13, 1959 | 12:02 |
The Moon around July 6
More about this date
Monday, July 6, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 6, 1959 to the new moon of August 4, 1959, a cycle of 29.52 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.