Waxing · 3.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 04°
Moon age
1.8days
Moon phase on June 6, 1951Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, June 6, 1951, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.1% of its visible face lit, 1.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.1%Illumination at noon UTC
1.8 dMoon age
406,455 km252,559 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (5°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 6, 1951 is on Tuesday, June 19, 1951 at 12:36 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 4, 1951 at 16:41 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, June 4, 1951 | 16:41 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, June 12, 1951 | 18:52 |
The Moon around June 6
More about this date
Wednesday, June 6, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 4, 1951 to the new moon of July 4, 1951, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.