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The Moon on Saturday, June 2, 2018: Waning Gibbous, 87% lit

Waning · 86.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 25°

Moon age

18.0days

Moon phase on June 2, 2018Waning Gibbous

Saturday 2 June 2018405,287 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, June 2, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.6% of its visible face lit, 18.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

86.6%Illumination at noon UTC
18.0 dMoon age
405,287 km251,833 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (25°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 2, 2018 is on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 14:20 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 19:43 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Tuesday, May 29, 201814:20
Last Quarter (after)Wednesday, June 6, 201818:32

The Moon around June 2

More about this date

Saturday, June 2, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 15, 2018 to the new moon of June 13, 2018, a cycle of 29.33 days.