Waxing · 87.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 03°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on June 5, 1971Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, June 5, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.7% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
399,709 km248,368 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (3°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 5, 1971 is on Wednesday, June 9, 1971 at 00:04 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 24, 1971 at 12:32 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, June 1, 1971 | 00:42 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, June 9, 1971 | 00:04 |
The Moon around June 5
More about this date
Saturday, June 5, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.