Waxing · 70.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 26°
Moon age
10.3days
Moon phase on June 23, 1961Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, June 23, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 70.8% of its visible face lit, 10.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
70.8%Illumination at noon UTC
10.3 dMoon age
387,828 km240,985 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (26°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 23, 1961 is on Wednesday, June 28, 1961 at 12:38 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 13, 1961 at 05:16 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, June 21, 1961 | 09:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, June 28, 1961 | 12:38 |
The Moon around June 23
More about this date
Friday, June 23, 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.