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The Moon on Saturday, July 30, 1960: Waxing Crescent, 39% lit

Waxing · 39.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 24°

Moon age

6.7days

Moon phase on July 30, 1960Waxing Crescent

Saturday 30 July 1960382,284 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 30, 1960, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 39.1% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

39.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
382,284 km237,540 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (25°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 30, 1960 is on Sunday, August 7, 1960 at 02:41 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 23, 1960 at 18:31 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, July 23, 196018:31
First Quarter (after)Sunday, July 31, 196012:39

The Moon around July 30

More about this date

Saturday, July 30, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 23, 1960 to the new moon of August 22, 1960, a cycle of 29.61 days.