Waxing · 23.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 22°
Moon age
4.9days
Moon phase on June 16, 1953Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, June 16, 1953, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 23.0% of its visible face lit, 4.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
23.0%Illumination at noon UTC
4.9 dMoon age
400,749 km249,014 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (22°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 16, 1953 is on Saturday, June 27, 1953 at 03:29 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 11, 1953 at 14:55 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, June 11, 1953 | 14:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, June 19, 1953 | 12:01 |
The Moon around June 16
More about this date
Tuesday, June 16, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 11, 1953 to the new moon of July 11, 1953, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- 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.