Waxing · 31.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 13°
Moon age
6.1days
Moon phase on July 28, 1971Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, July 28, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.8% of its visible face lit, 6.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
31.8%Illumination at noon UTC
6.1 dMoon age
404,691 km251,463 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 28, 1971 is on Friday, August 6, 1971 at 19:42 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 22, 1971 at 09:15 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, July 22, 1971 | 09:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, July 30, 1971 | 11:07 |
The Moon around July 28
More about this date
Wednesday, July 28, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 22, 1971 to the new moon of August 20, 1971, a cycle of 29.57 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.