Waxing · 72.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 09°
Moon age
9.0days
Moon phase on August 6, 1965Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 6, 1965, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.0% of its visible face lit, 9.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
72.0%Illumination at noon UTC
9.0 dMoon age
398,472 km247,599 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (10°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1965 is on Thursday, August 12, 1965 at 08:22 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 28, 1965 at 11:45 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 4, 1965 | 05:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 12, 1965 | 08:22 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Friday, August 6, 1965 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 28, 1965 to the new moon of August 26, 1965, a cycle of 29.30 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1965, or the whole moon calendar 1965.
- The same date one year apart: 1964 · 1966.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.