Waxing · 49.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
First Quarter at
12:32UTC
Moon phase on June 20, 1980First Quarter
On Friday, June 20, 1980, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.9% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
403,828 km250,927 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 20, 1980 is on Saturday, June 28, 1980 at 09:02 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 12, 1980 at 20:38 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, June 12, 1980 | 20:38 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, June 20, 1980 | 12:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, June 28, 1980 | 09:02 |
The Moon around June 20
More about this date
Friday, June 20, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 12, 1980 to the new moon of July 12, 1980, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
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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.