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The Moon on Tuesday, April 26, 1966: Waxing Crescent, 32% lit

Waxing · 31.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 14°

Moon age

5.6days

Moon phase on April 26, 1966Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 26 April 1966375,825 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, April 26, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.8% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

31.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
375,825 km233,527 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (14°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 26, 1966 is on Wednesday, May 4, 1966 at 21:01 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 20, 1966 at 20:35 UTC, 6 days earlier.

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

The Moon around April 26

More about this date

Tuesday, April 26, 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.