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The Moon on Saturday, June 17, 1961: Waxing Crescent, 16% lit

Waxing · 16.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 13°

Moon age

4.3days

Moon phase on June 17, 1961Waxing Crescent

Saturday 17 June 1961405,068 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, June 17, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.4% of its visible face lit, 4.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

16.4%Illumination at noon UTC
4.3 dMoon age
405,068 km251,697 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (14°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 17, 1961 is on Wednesday, June 28, 1961 at 12:38 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 13, 1961 at 05:16 UTC, 4 days earlier.

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

The Moon around June 17

More about this date

Saturday, June 17, 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.