Waning · 7.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
Moon age
26.8days
Moon phase on February 17, 1966Waning Crescent
On Thursday, February 17, 1966, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.8% of its visible face lit, 26.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.8%Illumination at noon UTC
26.8 dMoon age
404,762 km251,507 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (26°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 17, 1966 is on Saturday, February 5, 1966 at 15:58 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 20, 1966 at 10:49 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, February 12, 1966 | 08:53 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, February 20, 1966 | 10:49 |
The Moon around February 17
More about this date
Thursday, February 17, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 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.