Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 20°
New Moon at
03:00UTC
Moon phase on June 5, 2016New Moon
On Sunday, June 5, 2016, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
364,508 km226,495 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (20°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 5, 2016 is on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 21:15 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 03:00 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 29, 2016 | 12:12 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, June 5, 2016 | 03:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, June 12, 2016 | 08:10 |
The Moon around June 5
More about this date
Sunday, June 5, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 5, 2016 to the new moon of July 4, 2016, a cycle of 29.33 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.