First Quarter
- Rise
- 12:48 PM
- Set
- 1:27 AM
Moon Phases June 2036 in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Chicago, in local time (America/Chicago). Next full moon: Strawberry Moon on Sunday, June 8.
Chicago · Sunday, June 1, 2036 Today
First Quarter
- Illumination
- 52.7%
- Moon age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 373,380 km
- Moonrise
- 12:48 PM
- Moonset
- 1:27 AM
- Highest
- 7:29 PM
First Quarter at 6:34 AM. Next: Full Moon on Sun, Jun 8 at 4:02 PM. Strawberry Moon in 7 days.
At first quarter the Moon has completed a quarter of its orbit, and exactly half of the visible disc is lit: the right half in the northern hemisphere, the left in the southern.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
June 2036 calendar
Waxing Gibbous
64%
- Rise
- 1:56 PM
- Set
- 2:01 AM
Waxing Gibbous
74%
- Rise
- 3:02 PM
- Set
- 2:33 AM
Waxing Gibbous
83%
- Rise
- 4:07 PM
- Set
- 3:04 AM
Waxing Gibbous
90%
- Rise
- 5:11 PM
- Set
- 3:35 AM
Waxing Gibbous
95%
- Rise
- 6:13 PM
- Set
- 4:08 AM
Waxing Gibbous
98%
- Rise
- 7:13 PM
- Set
- 4:44 AM
Strawberry Moon
- Rise
- 8:11 PM
- Set
- 5:22 AM
Waning Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 9:05 PM
- Set
- 6:05 AM
Waning Gibbous
97%
- Rise
- 9:53 PM
- Set
- 6:52 AM
Waning Gibbous
93%
- Rise
- 10:37 PM
- Set
- 7:43 AM
Waning Gibbous
87%
- Rise
- 11:16 PM
- Set
- 8:36 AM
Waning Gibbous
80%
- Rise
- 11:51 PM
- Set
- 9:31 AM
Waning Gibbous
72%
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 10:28 AM
Waning Gibbous
63%
- Rise
- 12:23 AM
- Set
- 11:26 AM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- 12:52 AM
- Set
- 12:24 PM
Waning Crescent
44%
- Rise
- 1:21 AM
- Set
- 1:24 PM
Waning Crescent
34%
- Rise
- 1:49 AM
- Set
- 2:26 PM
Waning Crescent
24%
- Rise
- 2:19 AM
- Set
- 3:30 PM
Waning Crescent
16%
- Rise
- 2:51 AM
- Set
- 4:36 PM
Waning Crescent
8%
- Rise
- 3:28 AM
- Set
- 5:44 PM
Waning Crescent
3%
- Rise
- 4:10 AM
- Set
- 6:54 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 4:59 AM
- Set
- 8:01 PM
Waxing Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 5:57 AM
- Set
- 9:03 PM
Waxing Crescent
4%
- Rise
- 7:02 AM
- Set
- 9:58 PM
Waxing Crescent
10%
- Rise
- 8:12 AM
- Set
- 10:46 PM
Waxing Crescent
18%
- Rise
- 9:25 AM
- Set
- 11:27 PM
Waxing Crescent
28%
- Rise
- 10:36 AM
- Set
- —
Waxing Crescent
38%
- Rise
- 11:46 AM
- Set
- 12:04 AM
First Quarter
- Rise
- 12:54 PM
- Set
- 12:37 AM
Times are local to Chicago (America/Chicago). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in June 2036
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | Sun, Jun 1 at 6:34 AM | Jun 1, 11:34 |
| Full Moon · Strawberry Moon | Sun, Jun 8 at 4:02 PM | Jun 8, 21:02 |
| Last Quarter | Mon, Jun 16 at 8:03 PM | Jun 17, 01:03 |
| New Moon | Mon, Jun 23 at 10:09 PM | Jun 24, 03:09 |
| First Quarter | Mon, Jun 30 at 1:13 PM | Jun 30, 18:13 |
About the First Quarter
At first quarter the Moon has completed a quarter of its orbit, and exactly half of the visible disc is lit: the right half in the northern hemisphere, the left in the southern. It rises around midday, is highest at sunset and sets around midnight, which makes it the most convenient phase for evening observing.
Along the terminator, the line between light and dark, the low Sun casts long shadows that make craters and mountains stand out sharply in binoculars.
Lore and folklore
Half moons stood for balance and decision in many traditions: half light, half dark. Farmers' almanacs treated the first quarter as a strong growing time, good for planting crops that bear seed inside the fruit, such as beans, peppers and tomatoes.
Weather lore held that a sharp, clear half moon foretold fine weather, while a blurred one meant rain.
Trivia
- The name is about the orbit, not the appearance: a quarter of the way around, half of the face lit.
- The straight-looking terminator is a great circle seen edge-on.
- At first quarter the Moon is about 90 degrees east of the Sun, which is why it is high overhead as the Sun goes down.
- The Apollo landing sites are easiest to study near the terminator, when shadows reveal the terrain.
Select any day in the calendar to read about its phase.
This month's full moon: the Strawberry Moon
The June full moon marked the short strawberry harvesting season for Algonquin peoples.
Europeans knew it as the Rose Moon or Honey Moon, and the latter may be the origin of the word honeymoon, since June was a traditional wedding month. It is also called the Hot Moon for the start of summer heat.
Lore
The brief strawberry season of June gave the Algonquin name; in Europe the same moon was the Rose Moon or Honey Moon, when honey was harvested and June weddings were toasted with mead, one suggested origin of the word honeymoon.
Trivia
- The Strawberry Moon is the lowest full moon of the year in the northern hemisphere, hugging the southern horizon.
- Its low position tints it amber through the thick air near the horizon, so it is often photographed looking golden.
- Near the June solstice the full moon is up for the shortest time of the year.
Gardening by the Moon in June 2036
- Jun 1 to Jun 8 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
- Jun 9 to Jun 16 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Jun 17 to Jun 23 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
- Jun 24 to Jun 30 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.
Full planting calendar for June › · How gardening by the moon works
How to read this moon calendar
Each day shows the Moon as it looks from Chicago at midday local time, with the illuminated percentage, moonrise and moonset. Days with a principal phase show the exact local time the phase occurs. Because the Moon moves about 50 minutes later each day, roughly once a month there is a date with no moonrise or no moonset at all.
The eight phases of the Moon
New Moon
The Moon sits between Earth and the Sun. Its lit side faces away from us, so it is invisible in the night sky. A new lunar month begins.
Waxing Crescent
A thin sliver grows each evening after sunset. Look low in the west shortly after dusk.
First Quarter
Half the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midday and sets around midnight, so it is high in the sky at sunset.
Waxing Gibbous
More than half lit and growing. It rises in the afternoon and shines most of the night.
Full Moon
The whole face is lit. It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Each full moon carries a traditional name.
Waning Gibbous
The lit portion shrinks. It rises after sunset and is still up in the morning sky.
Last Quarter
Half lit again, on the opposite side. It rises around midnight and is best seen in the early morning.
Waning Crescent
A thinning sliver before dawn in the east, fading toward the next new moon.