Waning · 17.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 05°
Moon age
25.6days
Moon phase on June 16, 1974Waning Crescent
On Sunday, June 16, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.5% of its visible face lit, 25.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.5%Illumination at noon UTC
25.6 dMoon age
378,989 km235,493 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 16, 1974 is on Tuesday, June 4, 1974 at 22:10 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 20, 1974 at 04:56 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, June 13, 1974 | 01:45 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, June 20, 1974 | 04:56 |
The Moon around June 16
More about this date
Sunday, June 16, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 21, 1974 to the new moon of June 20, 1974, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
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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.