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The Moon on Monday, May 2, 1966: Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit

Waxing · 92.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°

Moon age

11.6days

Moon phase on May 2, 1966Waxing Gibbous

Monday 2 May 1966366,660 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, May 2, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.5% of its visible face lit, 11.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

92.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.6 dMoon age
366,660 km227,832 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (10°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 2, 1966 is on Wednesday, May 4, 1966 at 21:01 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 20, 1966 at 20:35 UTC, 12 days earlier.

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

The Moon around May 2

More about this date

Monday, May 2, 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.