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The Moon on Saturday, June 20, 1953: Waxing Gibbous, 60% lit

Waxing · 59.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°

Moon age

8.9days

Moon phase on June 20, 1953Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 20 June 1953402,502 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, June 20, 1953, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 59.6% of its visible face lit, 8.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

59.6%Illumination at noon UTC
8.9 dMoon age
402,502 km250,103 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (10°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 20, 1953 is on Saturday, June 27, 1953 at 03:29 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 11, 1953 at 14:55 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, June 19, 195312:01
Full Moon (after)Saturday, June 27, 195303:29

The Moon around June 20

More about this date

Saturday, June 20, 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.