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The Moon on Monday, July 12, 2004: Waning Crescent, 21% lit

Waning · 20.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 26°

Moon age

24.6days

Moon phase on July 12, 2004Waning Crescent

Monday 12 July 2004403,604 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, July 12, 2004, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 20.9% of its visible face lit, 24.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

20.9%Illumination at noon UTC
24.6 dMoon age
403,604 km250,788 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 12, 2004 is on Friday, July 2, 2004 at 11:09 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 17, 2004 at 11:24 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Friday, July 9, 200407:34
New Moon (after)Saturday, July 17, 200411:24

The Moon around July 12

More about this date

Monday, July 12, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 17, 2004 to the new moon of July 17, 2004, a cycle of 29.62 days.