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The Moon on Saturday, February 26, 1966: Waxing Crescent, 31% lit

Waxing · 30.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 14°

Moon age

6.0days

Moon phase on February 26, 1966Waxing Crescent

Saturday 26 February 1966391,819 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 26, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 30.7% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.

30.7%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
391,819 km243,465 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (15°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 26, 1966 is on Monday, March 7, 1966 at 01:45 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 20, 1966 at 10:49 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, February 20, 196610:49
First Quarter (after)Monday, February 28, 196610:15

The Moon around February 26

More about this date

Saturday, February 26, 1966 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 20, 1966 to the new moon of March 22, 1966, a cycle of 29.75 days.