Waning · 26.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
Moon age
24.0days
Moon phase on March 16, 1966Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, March 16, 1966, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.8% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
26.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
402,918 km250,362 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (23°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1966 is on Monday, March 7, 1966 at 01:45 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 22, 1966 at 04:46 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, March 14, 1966 | 00:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 22, 1966 | 04:46 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Wednesday, March 16, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 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.