Waning · 98.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
Moon age
15.5days
Moon phase on June 5, 2012Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, June 5, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 15.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
15.5 dMoon age
361,931 km224,893 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (30°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 5, 2012 is on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 15:02 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, June 4, 2012 | 11:12 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, June 11, 2012 | 10:42 |
The Moon around June 5
More about this date
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 20, 2012 to the new moon of June 19, 2012, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
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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.