Waxing · 79.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 11°
Moon age
9.6days
Moon phase on June 28, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, June 28, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 79.0% of its visible face lit, 9.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
79.0%Illumination at noon UTC
9.6 dMoon age
395,606 km245,818 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (11°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 28, 1947 is on Thursday, July 3, 1947 at 10:39 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 18, 1947 at 21:26 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, June 25, 1947 | 12:25 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, July 3, 1947 | 10:39 |
The Moon around June 28
More about this date
Saturday, June 28, 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.