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The Moon on Thursday, June 21, 2018: Waxing Gibbous, 61% lit

Waxing · 61.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 13°

Moon age

7.7days

Moon phase on June 21, 2018Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 21 June 2018383,481 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, June 21, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 61.3% of its visible face lit, 7.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

61.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.7 dMoon age
383,481 km238,284 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 21, 2018 is on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 04:53 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 19:43 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, June 20, 201810:51
Full Moon (after)Thursday, June 28, 201804:53

The Moon around June 21

More about this date

Thursday, June 21, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 13, 2018 to the new moon of July 13, 2018, a cycle of 29.29 days.