Waxing · 87.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 20°
Moon age
12.2days
Moon phase on July 24, 1980Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, July 24, 1980, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.4% of its visible face lit, 12.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.2 dMoon age
387,338 km240,681 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (20°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 24, 1980 is on Sunday, July 27, 1980 at 18:54 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 12, 1980 at 06:46 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, July 20, 1980 | 05:51 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, July 27, 1980 | 18:54 |
The Moon around July 24
More about this date
Thursday, July 24, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 12, 1980 to the new moon of August 10, 1980, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.