Waning Crescent
12%
- Rise
- 2:44 AM
- Set
- 5:31 PM
Moon Phases June 2027 in Tri-Cities, Washington
Tri-Cities, Washington, United States
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Tri-Cities, in local time (America/Los_Angeles). Next full moon: Strawberry Moon on Friday, June 18.
Tri-Cities · Tuesday, June 1, 2027 Today
Waning Crescent
- Illumination
- 12%
- Moon age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 378,114 km
- Moonrise
- 2:44 AM
- Moonset
- 5:31 PM
- Highest
- 10:00 AM
at . Next: New Moon on Fri, Jun 4 at 12:40 PM. Strawberry Moon in 17 days.
In the final days of the lunar month the Moon is a waning crescent, rising in the east a few hours before the Sun and fading into the dawn.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
June 2027 calendar
Waning Crescent
6%
- Rise
- 3:10 AM
- Set
- 6:50 PM
Waning Crescent
2%
- Rise
- 3:43 AM
- Set
- 8:09 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 4:28 AM
- Set
- 9:23 PM
Waxing Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 5:28 AM
- Set
- 10:24 PM
Waxing Crescent
6%
- Rise
- 6:41 AM
- Set
- 11:12 PM
Waxing Crescent
12%
- Rise
- 8:03 AM
- Set
- 11:48 PM
Waxing Crescent
21%
- Rise
- 9:27 AM
- Set
- —
Waxing Crescent
32%
- Rise
- 10:49 AM
- Set
- 12:16 AM
Waxing Crescent
43%
- Rise
- 12:07 PM
- Set
- 12:38 AM
First Quarter
- Rise
- 1:22 PM
- Set
- 12:58 AM
Waxing Gibbous
65%
- Rise
- 2:36 PM
- Set
- 1:17 AM
Waxing Gibbous
74%
- Rise
- 3:49 PM
- Set
- 1:37 AM
Waxing Gibbous
83%
- Rise
- 5:01 PM
- Set
- 1:58 AM
Waxing Gibbous
90%
- Rise
- 6:12 PM
- Set
- 2:23 AM
Waxing Gibbous
95%
- Rise
- 7:20 PM
- Set
- 2:54 AM
Waxing Gibbous
98%
- Rise
- 8:21 PM
- Set
- 3:32 AM
Strawberry Moon
- Rise
- 9:13 PM
- Set
- 4:19 AM
Waning Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 9:56 PM
- Set
- 5:14 AM
Waning Gibbous
97%
- Rise
- 10:29 PM
- Set
- 6:16 AM
Waning Gibbous
93%
- Rise
- 10:56 PM
- Set
- 7:21 AM
Waning Gibbous
88%
- Rise
- 11:17 PM
- Set
- 8:27 AM
Waning Gibbous
81%
- Rise
- 11:36 PM
- Set
- 9:33 AM
Waning Gibbous
73%
- Rise
- 11:53 PM
- Set
- 10:38 AM
Waning Gibbous
64%
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 11:43 AM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- 12:09 AM
- Set
- 12:49 PM
Waning Crescent
44%
- Rise
- 12:26 AM
- Set
- 1:57 PM
Waning Crescent
34%
- Rise
- 12:45 AM
- Set
- 3:09 PM
Waning Crescent
24%
- Rise
- 1:08 AM
- Set
- 4:25 PM
Waning Crescent
15%
- Rise
- 1:37 AM
- Set
- 5:43 PM
Times are local to Tri-Cities (America/Los_Angeles). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in June 2027
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon | Fri, Jun 4 at 12:40 PM | Jun 4, 19:40 |
| First Quarter | Fri, Jun 11 at 3:56 AM | Jun 11, 10:56 |
| Full Moon · Strawberry Moon | Fri, Jun 18 at 5:44 PM | Jun 19, 00:44 |
| Last Quarter | Sat, Jun 26 at 9:54 PM | Jun 27, 04:54 |
About the Waning Crescent
In the final days of the lunar month the Moon is a waning crescent, rising in the east a few hours before the Sun and fading into the dawn. The sliver thins each morning until it disappears into the sunrise glow a day or so before new moon.
Earthshine often lights the dark part of the disc at this phase, and the crescent sits close to the brightest morning planets, making for striking pre-dawn pairings.
Lore and folklore
The old moon of the morning was widely seen as a time to let go: to finish, clear out and rest before the new cycle. Farmers avoided planting and used the days for weeding and clearing ground.
Some traditions called it the balsamic or dark moon and treated its last days as a quiet pause, much as the week is given a day of rest.
Trivia
- The waning crescent is the phase people see least, simply because it is only up before sunrise.
- The thinnest crescents are visible only a day from new moon, low in the brightening dawn.
- The phases repeat every 29.53 days on average, but individual lunar months vary by more than 13 hours.
- Because the Moon rises later each day, the waning crescent moves from midnight to dawn within a week.
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 2027
- Jun 1 to Jun 4 · 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 5 to Jun 10 · 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 11 to Jun 18 · 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 19 to Jun 26 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Jun 27 to Jun 30 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
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 Tri-Cities 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.