Waning · 86.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 12°
Moon age
17.4days
Moon phase on July 23, 1959Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, July 23, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.6% of its visible face lit, 17.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
86.6%Illumination at noon UTC
17.4 dMoon age
384,582 km238,968 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (13°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 23, 1959 is on Monday, July 20, 1959 at 03:33 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 4, 1959 at 14:34 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, July 20, 1959 | 03:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, July 27, 1959 | 14:22 |
The Moon around July 23
More about this date
Thursday, July 23, 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.