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The Moon on Saturday, July 1, 1961: Waning Gibbous, 88% lit

Waning · 87.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 20°

Moon age

18.3days

Moon phase on July 1, 1961Waning Gibbous

Saturday 1 July 1961362,165 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 1, 1961, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.5% of its visible face lit, 18.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

87.5%Illumination at noon UTC
18.3 dMoon age
362,165 km225,039 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (21°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 1, 1961 is on Wednesday, June 28, 1961 at 12:38 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 12, 1961 at 19:11 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, June 28, 196112:38
Last Quarter (after)Wednesday, July 5, 196103:32

The Moon around July 1

More about this date

Saturday, July 1, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 13, 1961 to the new moon of July 12, 1961, a cycle of 29.58 days.