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The Moon on Thursday, June 3, 1971: Waxing Gibbous, 73% lit

Waxing · 72.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°

Moon age

10.0days

Moon phase on June 3, 1971Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 3 June 1971403,890 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, June 3, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.7% of its visible face lit, 10.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.

72.7%Illumination at noon UTC
10.0 dMoon age
403,890 km250,965 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (9°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 3, 1971 is on Wednesday, June 9, 1971 at 00:04 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 24, 1971 at 12:32 UTC, 10 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, June 1, 197100:42
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, June 9, 197100:04

The Moon around June 3

More about this date

Thursday, June 3, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 24, 1971 to the new moon of June 22, 1971, a cycle of 29.39 days.