Waxing · 10.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 06°
Moon age
2.6days
Moon phase on June 21, 1947Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, June 21, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 10.2% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
10.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
361,399 km224,563 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (6°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 21, 1947 is on Thursday, July 3, 1947 at 10:39 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 18, 1947 at 21:26 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, June 18, 1947 | 21:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, June 25, 1947 | 12:25 |
The Moon around June 21
More about this date
Saturday, June 21, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 18, 1947 to the new moon of July 18, 1947, a cycle of 29.28 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.