Waxing · 30.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 20°
Moon age
5.1days
Moon phase on July 6, 2011Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, July 6, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 30.2% of its visible face lit, 5.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
30.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.1 dMoon age
369,886 km229,836 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (21°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 6, 2011 is on Friday, July 15, 2011 at 06:40 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 1, 2011 at 08:54 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, July 1, 2011 | 08:54 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, July 8, 2011 | 06:29 |
The Moon around July 6
More about this date
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 1, 2011 to the new moon of July 30, 2011, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
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