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The Moon on Saturday, April 30, 1966: Waxing Gibbous, 76% lit

Waxing · 75.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 10°

Moon age

9.6days

Moon phase on April 30, 1966Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 30 April 1966366,813 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 30, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 75.9% of its visible face lit, 9.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

75.9%Illumination at noon UTC
9.6 dMoon age
366,813 km227,927 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (11°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 30, 1966 is on Wednesday, May 4, 1966 at 21:01 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 20, 1966 at 20:35 UTC, 10 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Thursday, April 28, 196603:49
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, May 4, 196621:01

The Moon around April 30

More about this date

Saturday, April 30, 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.