Waxing · 5.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 19°
Moon age
2.3days
Moon phase on June 15, 1961Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, June 15, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.1% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.1%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
402,388 km250,032 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (20°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 15, 1961 is on Wednesday, June 28, 1961 at 12:38 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 13, 1961 at 05:16 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, June 13, 1961 | 05:16 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, June 21, 1961 | 09:01 |
The Moon around June 15
More about this date
Thursday, June 15, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 13, 1961 to the new moon of July 12, 1961, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 1961, or the whole moon calendar 1961.
- The same date one year apart: 1960 · 1962.
- 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.