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The Moon on Saturday, July 12, 1975: Waxing Crescent, 15% lit

Waxing · 15.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 04°

Moon age

3.3days

Moon phase on July 12, 1975Waxing Crescent

Saturday 12 July 1975364,782 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 12, 1975, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 15.1% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

15.1%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
364,782 km226,665 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (5°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 12, 1975 is on Wednesday, July 23, 1975 at 05:29 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 9, 1975 at 04:10 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, July 9, 197504:10
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, July 15, 197519:47

The Moon around July 12

More about this date

Saturday, July 12, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 9, 1975 to the new moon of August 7, 1975, a cycle of 29.32 days.