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The Moon on Thursday, July 8, 1971: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waning · 99.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 16°

Full Moon at

10:37UTC

Moon phase on July 8, 1971Full Moon

Thursday 8 July 1971375,944 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, July 8, 1971, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
375,944 km233,601 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (16°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Buck Moon, 376,166 km from Earth.

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 8, 1971 is on Thursday, July 8, 1971 at 10:37 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 22, 1971 at 09:15 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, June 30, 197118:11
Full Moon (this day)Thursday, July 8, 197110:37
Last Quarter (after)Thursday, July 15, 197105:47

The Moon around July 8

More about this date

Thursday, July 8, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 22, 1971 to the new moon of July 22, 1971, a cycle of 29.47 days.