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The Moon on Saturday, June 3, 2017: Waxing Gibbous, 70% lit

Waxing · 69.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 06°

Moon age

8.7days

Moon phase on June 3, 2017Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 3 June 2017395,053 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, June 3, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 69.7% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

69.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
395,053 km245,475 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (6°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 3, 2017 is on Friday, June 9, 2017 at 13:10 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 19:45 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Thursday, June 1, 201712:42
Full Moon (after)Friday, June 9, 201713:10

The Moon around June 3

More about this date

Saturday, June 3, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 25, 2017 to the new moon of June 24, 2017, a cycle of 29.28 days.