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The Moon on Saturday, July 15, 1961: Waxing Crescent, 6% lit

Waxing · 6.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 22°

Moon age

2.7days

Moon phase on July 15, 1961Waxing Crescent

Saturday 15 July 1961406,087 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 15, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.5% of its visible face lit, 2.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

6.5%Illumination at noon UTC
2.7 dMoon age
406,087 km252,331 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (22°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 15, 1961 is on Thursday, July 27, 1961 at 19:50 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 12, 1961 at 19:11 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, July 12, 196119:11
First Quarter (after)Thursday, July 20, 196123:13

The Moon around July 15

More about this date

Saturday, July 15, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 12, 1961 to the new moon of August 11, 1961, a cycle of 29.64 days.