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The Moon on Sunday, April 24, 1966: Waxing Crescent, 14% lit

Waxing · 13.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 17°

Moon age

3.6days

Moon phase on April 24, 1966Waxing Crescent

Sunday 24 April 1966382,140 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, April 24, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 13.8% of its visible face lit, 3.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

13.8%Illumination at noon UTC
3.6 dMoon age
382,140 km237,451 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (17°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 24, 1966 is on Wednesday, May 4, 1966 at 21:01 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 20, 1966 at 20:35 UTC, 4 days earlier.

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

The Moon around April 24

More about this date

Sunday, April 24, 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.