Waxing · 55.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 04°
Moon age
8.7days
Moon phase on July 21, 1961Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, July 21, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 55.6% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
55.6%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
388,543 km241,429 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (5°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 1961 is on Thursday, July 27, 1961 at 19:50 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 12, 1961 at 19:11 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 20, 1961 | 23:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, July 27, 1961 | 19:50 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Friday, July 21, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1961, or the whole moon calendar 1961.
- The same date one year apart: 1960 · 1962.
- 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.