Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 02°
New Moon at
04:56UTC
Moon phase on June 20, 1974New Moon
On Thursday, June 20, 1974, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
361,125 km224,393 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (3°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 20, 1974 is on Thursday, July 4, 1974 at 12:41 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 20, 1974 at 04:56 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, June 13, 1974 | 01:45 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, June 20, 1974 | 04:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, June 26, 1974 | 19:20 |
The Moon around June 20
More about this date
Thursday, June 20, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 20, 1974 to the new moon of July 19, 1974, a cycle of 29.30 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.
- 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.