Waxing · 99.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 10°
Moon age
15.0days
Moon phase on June 8, 1971Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, June 8, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
388,815 km241,598 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (11°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 8, 1971 is on Wednesday, June 9, 1971 at 00:04 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 22, 1971 at 21:57 UTC, 14 days later.
| 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 8
More about this date
Tuesday, June 8, 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.