Waning · 16.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 20°
Moon age
25.4days
Moon phase on July 31, 1959Waning Crescent
On Friday, July 31, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.3% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.3%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
402,242 km249,941 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (20°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 31, 1959 is on Monday, July 20, 1959 at 03:33 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 4, 1959 at 14:34 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, July 27, 1959 | 14:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 4, 1959 | 14:34 |
The Moon around July 31
More about this date
Friday, July 31, 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.