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The Moon on Saturday, June 2, 2001: Waxing Gibbous, 86% lit

Waxing · 86.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 28°

Moon age

10.4days

Moon phase on June 2, 2001Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 2 June 2001378,826 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, June 2, 2001, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.1% of its visible face lit, 10.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

86.1%Illumination at noon UTC
10.4 dMoon age
378,826 km235,392 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (28°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 2, 2001 is on Wednesday, June 6, 2001 at 01:39 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 02:46 UTC, 10 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, May 29, 200122:09
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, June 6, 200101:39

The Moon around June 2

More about this date

Saturday, June 2, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 23, 2001 to the new moon of June 21, 2001, a cycle of 29.38 days.