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The Moon on Thursday, June 12, 1947: Waning Crescent, 45% lit

Waning · 44.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 27°

Moon age

22.9days

Moon phase on June 12, 1947Waning Crescent

Thursday 12 June 1947389,985 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, June 12, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 44.6% of its visible face lit, 22.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

44.6%Illumination at noon UTC
22.9 dMoon age
389,985 km242,325 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (27°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 12, 1947 is on Tuesday, June 3, 1947 at 19:27 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 18, 1947 at 21:26 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Wednesday, June 11, 194722:58
New Moon (after)Wednesday, June 18, 194721:26

The Moon around June 12

More about this date

Thursday, June 12, 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.