Waxing Gibbous
82%
- Rise
- 4:07 PM
- Set
- 2:40 AM
Moon Phases June 2031 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California, United States
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Los Angeles, in local time (America/Los_Angeles). Next full moon: Strawberry Moon on Thursday, June 5.
Los Angeles · Sunday, June 1, 2031 Today
Waxing Gibbous
- Illumination
- 82.2%
- Moon age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 376,213 km
- Moonrise
- 4:07 PM
- Moonset
- 2:40 AM
- Highest
- 9:46 PM
at . Next: Full Moon on Thu, Jun 5 at 4:58 AM. Strawberry Moon in 4 days.
Between first quarter and full moon the Moon is waxing gibbous: more than half lit and growing each night. It rises in the afternoon, dominates the evening sky and sets after midnight.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
June 2031 calendar
Waxing Gibbous
90%
- Rise
- 5:13 PM
- Set
- 3:19 AM
Waxing Gibbous
96%
- Rise
- 6:21 PM
- Set
- 4:03 AM
Waxing Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 7:28 PM
- Set
- 4:54 AM
Strawberry Moon
- Rise
- 8:32 PM
- Set
- 5:53 AM
Waning Gibbous
97%
- Rise
- 9:30 PM
- Set
- 6:58 AM
Waning Gibbous
92%
- Rise
- 10:22 PM
- Set
- 8:07 AM
Waning Gibbous
84%
- Rise
- 11:06 PM
- Set
- 9:17 AM
Waning Gibbous
75%
- Rise
- 11:46 PM
- Set
- 10:26 AM
Waning Gibbous
64%
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 11:32 AM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- 12:22 AM
- Set
- 12:36 PM
Waning Crescent
43%
- Rise
- 12:57 AM
- Set
- 1:37 PM
Waning Crescent
32%
- Rise
- 1:31 AM
- Set
- 2:37 PM
Waning Crescent
23%
- Rise
- 2:05 AM
- Set
- 3:36 PM
Waning Crescent
15%
- Rise
- 2:41 AM
- Set
- 4:34 PM
Waning Crescent
9%
- Rise
- 3:19 AM
- Set
- 5:30 PM
Waning Crescent
4%
- Rise
- 4:01 AM
- Set
- 6:24 PM
Waning Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 4:47 AM
- Set
- 7:15 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 5:35 AM
- Set
- 8:01 PM
Waxing Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 6:26 AM
- Set
- 8:44 PM
Waxing Crescent
3%
- Rise
- 7:19 AM
- Set
- 9:23 PM
Waxing Crescent
7%
- Rise
- 8:14 AM
- Set
- 9:59 PM
Waxing Crescent
13%
- Rise
- 9:08 AM
- Set
- 10:32 PM
Waxing Crescent
20%
- Rise
- 10:03 AM
- Set
- 11:03 PM
Waxing Crescent
28%
- Rise
- 10:58 AM
- Set
- 11:34 PM
Waxing Crescent
38%
- Rise
- 11:54 AM
- Set
- —
First Quarter
- Rise
- 12:52 PM
- Set
- 12:05 AM
Waxing Gibbous
58%
- Rise
- 1:52 PM
- Set
- 12:38 AM
Waxing Gibbous
69%
- Rise
- 2:54 PM
- Set
- 1:13 AM
Waxing Gibbous
78%
- Rise
- 3:59 PM
- Set
- 1:54 AM
Times are local to Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in June 2031
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Strawberry Moon | Thu, Jun 5 at 4:58 AM | Jun 5, 11:58 |
| Last Quarter | Wed, Jun 11 at 7:20 PM | Jun 12, 02:20 |
| New Moon | Thu, Jun 19 at 3:24 PM | Jun 19, 22:24 |
| First Quarter | Fri, Jun 27 at 5:19 PM | Jun 28, 00:19 |
About the Waxing Gibbous
Between first quarter and full moon the Moon is waxing gibbous: more than half lit and growing each night. It rises in the afternoon, dominates the evening sky and sets after midnight.
Its brightness climbs quickly during this phase, from about a tenth of full-moon brightness at first quarter to full within a week, because the Moon's rough surface reflects most strongly when the Sun is directly behind the observer.
Lore and folklore
The swelling moon was traditionally a time of increase: livestock fattened, crops filled out, and anything meant to grow was tended now. In some traditions it was the best time to gather herbs, when their vigour was thought to peak.
Gibbous comes from the Latin for hump-backed, a plain description of the bulging shape.
Trivia
- The Moon's brightness is not proportional to the lit area; a half moon is only about a tenth as bright as a full moon.
- The waxing gibbous is the phase most often noticed in daytime, high in the afternoon sky.
- Around this phase the bright crater rays, streaks of ejected rock, become obvious to the naked eye.
- The gibbous Moon rises later each day by anything from 30 to 70 minutes depending on the season.
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 2031
- Jun 1 to Jun 4 · 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 5 to Jun 11 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Jun 12 to Jun 19 · 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 20 to Jun 27 · 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.
- Jun 28 to Jun 30 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
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 Los Angeles 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.