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The Moon on Friday, June 16, 1961: Waxing Crescent, 10% lit

Waxing · 10.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 01°

Moon age

3.3days

Moon phase on June 16, 1961Waxing Crescent

Friday 16 June 1961404,145 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, June 16, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 10.0% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

10.0%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
404,145 km251,124 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (2°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 16, 1961 is on Wednesday, June 28, 1961 at 12:38 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 13, 1961 at 05:16 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, June 13, 196105:16
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, June 21, 196109:01

The Moon around June 16

More about this date

Friday, June 16, 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.