Waxing · 20.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°
Moon age
4.0days
Moon phase on June 6, 1981Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, June 6, 1981, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 20.8% of its visible face lit, 4.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
20.8%Illumination at noon UTC
4.0 dMoon age
377,205 km234,384 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 6, 1981 is on Wednesday, June 17, 1981 at 15:05 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 2, 1981 at 11:32 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, June 2, 1981 | 11:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, June 9, 1981 | 11:33 |
The Moon around June 6
More about this date
Saturday, June 6, 1981 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 2, 1981 to the new moon of July 1, 1981, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 1981, or the whole moon calendar 1981.
- The same date one year apart: 1980 · 1982.
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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.