Waning · 96.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 05°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on July 6, 1974Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, July 6, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.4% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.4%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
405,998 km252,275 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (6°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 6, 1974 is on Thursday, July 4, 1974 at 12:41 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 19, 1974 at 12:06 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, July 4, 1974 | 12:41 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, July 12, 1974 | 15:28 |
The Moon around July 6
More about this date
Saturday, July 6, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 20, 1974 to the new moon of July 19, 1974, a cycle of 29.30 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
- 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.