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The Moon on Wednesday, February 16, 1966: Waning Crescent, 14% lit

Waning · 13.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 14°

Moon age

25.8days

Moon phase on February 16, 1966Waning Crescent

Wednesday 16 February 1966402,659 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 16, 1966, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 13.6% of its visible face lit, 25.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

13.6%Illumination at noon UTC
25.8 dMoon age
402,659 km250,201 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (14°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 16, 1966 is on Saturday, February 5, 1966 at 15:58 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 20, 1966 at 10:49 UTC, 4 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Saturday, February 12, 196608:53
New Moon (after)Sunday, February 20, 196610:49

The Moon around February 16

More about this date

Wednesday, February 16, 1966 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 21, 1966 to the new moon of February 20, 1966, a cycle of 29.79 days.