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The Moon on Thursday, July 17, 1969: Waxing Crescent, 8% lit

Waxing · 7.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 26°

Moon age

2.9days

Moon phase on July 17, 1969Waxing Crescent

Thursday 17 July 1969401,831 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, July 17, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.6% of its visible face lit, 2.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

7.6%Illumination at noon UTC
2.9 dMoon age
401,831 km249,686 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 17, 1969 is on Tuesday, July 29, 1969 at 02:45 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 14, 1969 at 14:12 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, July 14, 196914:12
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, July 22, 196912:10

The Moon around July 17

More about this date

Thursday, July 17, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 14, 1969 to the new moon of August 13, 1969, a cycle of 29.63 days.