Waning · 8.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 09°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on June 3, 1959Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, June 3, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.0% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.0%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
406,046 km252,305 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (10°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 3, 1959 is on Friday, May 22, 1959 at 12:56 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 6, 1959 at 11:54 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 29, 1959 | 08:14 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, June 6, 1959 | 11:54 |
The Moon around June 3
More about this date
Wednesday, June 3, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 7, 1959 to the new moon of June 6, 1959, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- 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.