Waning · 97.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 02°
Moon age
15.9days
Moon phase on June 5, 1947Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, June 5, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.4% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.4%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
405,043 km251,682 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (3°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 5, 1947 is on Tuesday, June 3, 1947 at 19:27 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 18, 1947 at 21:26 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, June 3, 1947 | 19:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, June 11, 1947 | 22:58 |
The Moon around June 5
More about this date
Thursday, June 5, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 20, 1947 to the new moon of June 18, 1947, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.