Waning · 1.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on June 5, 1959Waning Crescent
On Friday, June 5, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.0% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.0%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
405,796 km252,150 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 5, 1959 is on Friday, May 22, 1959 at 12:56 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 6, 1959 at 11:54 UTC, 1 day 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 5
More about this date
Friday, June 5, 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.