Waning · 0.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
28.6days
Moon phase on July 21, 1971Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, July 21, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 28.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
28.6 dMoon age
387,658 km240,879 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 1971 is on Thursday, July 8, 1971 at 10:37 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 22, 1971 at 09:15 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, July 15, 1971 | 05:47 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, July 22, 1971 | 09:15 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Wednesday, July 21, 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.