Waxing · 54.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 12°
First Quarter at
03:49UTC
Moon phase on April 28, 1966First Quarter
On Thursday, April 28, 1966, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.0% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
370,383 km230,145 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (12°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 28, 1966 is on Wednesday, May 4, 1966 at 21:01 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 20, 1966 at 20:35 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 20, 1966 | 20:35 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, April 28, 1966 | 03:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 4, 1966 | 21:01 |
The Moon around April 28
More about this date
Thursday, April 28, 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.
- 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.