Waning · 23.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 02°
Moon age
24.6days
Moon phase on June 21, 1949Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, June 21, 1949, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 23.2% of its visible face lit, 24.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
23.2%Illumination at noon UTC
24.6 dMoon age
401,285 km249,347 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (2°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 21, 1949 is on Friday, June 10, 1949 at 21:45 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 26, 1949 at 10:02 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, June 18, 1949 | 12:29 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, June 26, 1949 | 10:02 |
The Moon around June 21
More about this date
Tuesday, June 21, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 27, 1949 to the new moon of June 26, 1949, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.