Waning · 4.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 03°
Moon age
27.4days
Moon phase on July 21, 1960Waning Crescent
On Thursday, July 21, 1960, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.8% of its visible face lit, 27.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.8%Illumination at noon UTC
27.4 dMoon age
406,352 km252,495 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (4°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 1960 is on Friday, July 8, 1960 at 19:37 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 23, 1960 at 18:31 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, July 15, 1960 | 15:43 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, July 23, 1960 | 18:31 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Thursday, July 21, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 24, 1960 to the new moon of July 23, 1960, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1960, or the whole moon calendar 1960.
- The same date one year apart: 1959 · 1961.
- 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.