Waxing · 35.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 28°
Moon age
5.3days
Moon phase on June 6, 1973Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, June 6, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.3% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
35.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
375,821 km233,524 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (28°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 6, 1973 is on Friday, June 15, 1973 at 20:35 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, June 1, 1973 at 04:34 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, June 1, 1973 | 04:34 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, June 7, 1973 | 21:11 |
The Moon around June 6
More about this date
Wednesday, June 6, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 1, 1973 to the new moon of June 30, 1973, a cycle of 29.29 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 1973, or the whole moon calendar 1973.
- The same date one year apart: 1972 · 1974.
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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.