Waxing · 73.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 09°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on January 2, 1966Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, January 2, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 73.7% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
73.7%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
384,289 km238,786 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (10°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 1966 is on Friday, January 7, 1966 at 05:16 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 22, 1965 at 21:03 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, December 31, 1965 | 01:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, January 7, 1966 | 05:16 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Sunday, January 2, 1966 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 22, 1965 to the new moon of January 21, 1966, a cycle of 29.78 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1966, or the whole moon calendar 1966.
- The same date one year apart: 1965 · 1967.
- 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.