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The Moon on Saturday, June 28, 1952: Waxing Crescent, 31% lit

Waxing · 30.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 13°

Moon age

6.1days

Moon phase on June 28, 1952Waxing Crescent

Saturday 28 June 1952402,424 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, June 28, 1952, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 30.6% of its visible face lit, 6.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

30.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.1 dMoon age
402,424 km250,055 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (14°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 28, 1952 is on Monday, July 7, 1952 at 12:33 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 22, 1952 at 08:45 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, June 22, 195208:45
First Quarter (after)Monday, June 30, 195213:12

The Moon around June 28

More about this date

Saturday, June 28, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 22, 1952 to the new moon of July 21, 1952, a cycle of 29.61 days.