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The Moon on Thursday, July 24, 2003: Waning Crescent, 21% lit

Waning · 21.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 06°

Moon age

24.7days

Moon phase on July 24, 2003Waning Crescent

Thursday 24 July 2003402,648 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, July 24, 2003, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.5% of its visible face lit, 24.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

21.5%Illumination at noon UTC
24.7 dMoon age
402,648 km250,194 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 24, 2003 is on Sunday, July 13, 2003 at 19:21 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at 06:53 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Monday, July 21, 200307:01
New Moon (after)Tuesday, July 29, 200306:53

The Moon around July 24

More about this date

Thursday, July 24, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 29, 2003 to the new moon of July 29, 2003, a cycle of 29.51 days.