Waxing · 3.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 21°
Moon age
1.9days
Moon phase on June 21, 2012Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, June 21, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.5% of its visible face lit, 1.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.9 dMoon age
395,670 km245,858 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (22°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 21, 2012 is on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 18:52 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 15:02 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, June 19, 2012 | 15:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, June 27, 2012 | 03:31 |
The Moon around June 21
More about this date
Thursday, June 21, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 19, 2012 to the new moon of July 19, 2012, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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