Moon phase on July 1, 1994

Last Quarter, 49%
🌗 Last Quarter
Friday, July 1, 1994 · at noon (Brasília)
Illumination: 49% Age: 22.3 days Cycle: 75%
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On Friday, July 1, 1994 the Moon was in its last quarter phase, with 49% of its disk illuminated and an age of 22.3 days since the last new moon. Half of the disk is lit again, on the opposite side from the first quarter. The Moon rises around midnight and is visible in the morning.

Moon data for this date

Moon at noon Brasília time (UTC-3)
Phase🌗 Last Quarter
Illumination49%
Moon age22.3 days
Day of the weekFriday
Last new moonJune 9, 1994 at 05:27
Next full moonJuly 22, 1994 at 17:16 (in 21.2 days)
Next new moonJuly 8, 1994 at 18:38 (in 7.3 days)

The Moon on the surrounding days

Compare the phase and illumination over the three days before and after. Click a day to open its page.

TueJun 28Waning Gibbous, 79%79%Waning GibbousWedJun 29Waning Gibbous, 70%70%Waning GibbousThuJun 30Last Quarter, 59%59%Last Quarter
FriJul 1Last Quarter, 49%49%Last Quarter
SatJul 2Waning Crescent, 38%38%Waning CrescentSunJul 3Waning Crescent, 28%28%Waning CrescentMonJul 4Waning Crescent, 19%19%Waning Crescent

← June 30, 1994 July 2, 1994 →

About the last quarter

Half of the disk is lit again, on the opposite side from the first quarter. The Moon rises around midnight and is visible in the morning. The phase name comes from the Moon's position in its 29.53-day cycle: on July 1, 1994 it had completed 75% of the cycle that began with the new moon on June 9, 1994.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Moon phase on July 1, 1994?

On July 1, 1994 the Moon was in its last quarter phase, with 49% of the disk lit (calculated at noon Brasília time).

How old is the Moon on that date?

The age is the time since the last new moon: 22.3 days of an average 29.53-day cycle.

When is the next full moon after that date?

The next full moon after July 1, 1994 falls on July 22, 1994 at 17:16 Brasília time.

When is the next new moon after that date?

The next new moon after July 1, 1994 falls on July 8, 1994 at 18:38 Brasília time.

How is the Moon phase calculated?

With Jean Meeus's astronomical formulas for the instants of new, quarter and full moon. The age comes from the time since the last new moon and the illumination is (1 − cos(2π × cycle fraction)) / 2.

Is the phase the same everywhere in the world?

Yes, the phase and the illuminated percentage are the same across the planet at any given instant. Only the orientation changes: in the southern hemisphere a waxing Moon is lit on the left, in the northern one on the right.