Waxing · 99.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 05°
Moon age
14.6days
Moon phase on January 6, 1966Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, January 6, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
362,498 km225,246 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 1966 is on Friday, January 7, 1966 at 05:16 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 22, 1965 at 21:03 UTC, 15 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 6
More about this date
Thursday, January 6, 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.