Waxing · 2.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
1.3days
Moon phase on June 21, 1974Waxing Crescent
On Friday, June 21, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.5% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
360,138 km223,780 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 21, 1974 is on Thursday, July 4, 1974 at 12:41 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 20, 1974 at 04:56 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, June 20, 1974 | 04:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, June 26, 1974 | 19:20 |
The Moon around June 21
More about this date
Friday, June 21, 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.
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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.