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The Moon on Friday, July 26, 1963: Waxing Crescent, 31% lit

Waxing · 31.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°

Moon age

5.6days

Moon phase on July 26, 1963Waxing Crescent

Friday 26 July 1963400,324 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, July 26, 1963, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.0% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

31.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
400,324 km248,750 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (10°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 26, 1963 is on Monday, August 5, 1963 at 09:31 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 20, 1963 at 20:43 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Saturday, July 20, 196320:43
First Quarter (after)Sunday, July 28, 196313:13

The Moon around July 26

More about this date

Friday, July 26, 1963 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 20, 1963 to the new moon of August 19, 1963, a cycle of 29.45 days.