Waning · 99.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 02°
Moon age
15.3days
Moon phase on June 16, 1973Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, June 16, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
406,035 km252,299 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (2°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 16, 1973 is on Friday, June 15, 1973 at 20:35 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 30, 1973 at 11:39 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, June 15, 1973 | 20:35 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, June 23, 1973 | 19:45 |
The Moon around June 16
More about this date
Saturday, June 16, 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.
- 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.