Waning · 98.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 00°
Moon age
16.6days
Moon phase on July 9, 1971Waning Gibbous
On Friday, July 9, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.6% of its visible face lit, 16.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.6%Illumination at noon UTC
16.6 dMoon age
372,508 km231,466 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (0°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 9, 1971 is on Thursday, July 8, 1971 at 10:37 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 22, 1971 at 09:15 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, July 8, 1971 | 10:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, July 15, 1971 | 05:47 |
The Moon around July 9
More about this date
Friday, July 9, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.