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The Moon on Monday, July 19, 1971: Waning Crescent, 9% lit

Waning · 9.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 21°

Moon age

26.6days

Moon phase on July 19, 1971Waning Crescent

Monday 19 July 1971380,866 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, July 19, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.2% of its visible face lit, 26.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

9.2%Illumination at noon UTC
26.6 dMoon age
380,866 km236,659 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 19, 1971 is on Thursday, July 8, 1971 at 10:37 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 22, 1971 at 09:15 UTC, 3 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Thursday, July 15, 197105:47
New Moon (after)Thursday, July 22, 197109:15

The Moon around July 19

More about this date

Monday, July 19, 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.