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The Moon on Monday, June 5, 1961: Last Quarter, 55% lit

Waning · 54.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 09°

Last Quarter at

21:19UTC

Moon phase on June 5, 1961Last Quarter

Monday 5 June 1961370,705 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, June 5, 1961, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 54.5% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

54.5%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
370,705 km230,345 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (10°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 5, 1961 is on Tuesday, May 30, 1961 at 04:37 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 13, 1961 at 05:16 UTC, 8 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Tuesday, May 30, 196104:37
Last Quarter (this day)Monday, June 5, 196121:19
New Moon (after)Tuesday, June 13, 196105:16

The Moon around June 5

More about this date

Monday, June 5, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 14, 1961 to the new moon of June 13, 1961, a cycle of 29.52 days.