Waning · 88.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 28°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on April 8, 1966Waning Gibbous
On Friday, April 8, 1966, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.3% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
377,340 km234,468 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (28°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 8, 1966 is on Tuesday, April 5, 1966 at 11:13 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 20, 1966 at 20:35 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 5, 1966 | 11:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 12, 1966 | 17:28 |
The Moon around April 8
More about this date
Friday, April 8, 1966 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 22, 1966 to the new moon of April 20, 1966, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 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.