Waning · 0.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 29°
New Moon at
15:46UTC
Moon phase on January 21, 1966New Moon
On Friday, January 21, 1966, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
404,670 km251,450 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (29°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1966 is on Friday, January 7, 1966 at 05:16 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 21, 1966 at 15:46 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 13, 1966 | 20:00 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, January 21, 1966 | 15:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, January 29, 1966 | 19:48 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Friday, January 21, 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.