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The Moon on Saturday, April 23, 1966: Waxing Crescent, 7% lit

Waxing · 7.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 04°

Moon age

2.6days

Moon phase on April 23, 1966Waxing Crescent

Saturday 23 April 1966385,488 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 23, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.3% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

7.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
385,488 km239,531 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (4°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 23, 1966 is on Wednesday, May 4, 1966 at 21:01 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 20, 1966 at 20:35 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, April 20, 196620:35
First Quarter (after)Thursday, April 28, 196603:49

The Moon around April 23

More about this date

Saturday, April 23, 1966 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 20, 1966 to the new moon of May 20, 1966, a cycle of 29.55 days.