Waning · 23.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 28°
Moon age
24.6days
Moon phase on January 16, 1966Waning Crescent
On Sunday, January 16, 1966, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 23.5% of its visible face lit, 24.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
23.5%Illumination at noon UTC
24.6 dMoon age
390,479 km242,632 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (28°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 1966 is on Friday, January 7, 1966 at 05:16 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 21, 1966 at 15:46 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 13, 1966 | 20:00 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, January 21, 1966 | 15:46 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Sunday, January 16, 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.