Waxing · 74.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 24°
Moon age
10.0days
Moon phase on June 16, 1959Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, June 16, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 74.8% of its visible face lit, 10.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
74.8%Illumination at noon UTC
10.0 dMoon age
366,644 km227,822 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (24°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 16, 1959 is on Saturday, June 20, 1959 at 20:00 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 6, 1959 at 11:54 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, June 14, 1959 | 05:23 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, June 20, 1959 | 20:00 |
The Moon around June 16
More about this date
Tuesday, June 16, 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.