Waning · 97.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 05°
Moon age
16.6days
Moon phase on January 8, 1966Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, January 8, 1966, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.4% of its visible face lit, 16.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.4%Illumination at noon UTC
16.6 dMoon age
359,146 km223,163 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (6°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 8, 1966 is on Friday, January 7, 1966 at 05:16 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 21, 1966 at 15:46 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, January 7, 1966 | 05:16 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 13, 1966 | 20:00 |
The Moon around January 8
More about this date
Saturday, January 8, 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.