Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°
New Moon at
11:54UTC
Moon phase on June 6, 1959New Moon
On Saturday, June 6, 1959, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
404,613 km251,415 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 6, 1959 is on Saturday, June 20, 1959 at 20:00 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 6, 1959 at 11:54 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 29, 1959 | 08:14 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, June 6, 1959 | 11:54 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, June 14, 1959 | 05:23 |
The Moon around June 6
More about this date
Saturday, June 6, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 6, 1959 to the new moon of July 6, 1959, a cycle of 29.59 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.