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The Moon on Saturday, May 14, 1966: Waning Crescent, 31% lit

Waning · 31.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 15°

Moon age

23.6days

Moon phase on May 14, 1966Waning Crescent

Saturday 14 May 1966403,817 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, May 14, 1966, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 31.3% of its visible face lit, 23.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

31.3%Illumination at noon UTC
23.6 dMoon age
403,817 km250,920 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 14, 1966 is on Wednesday, May 4, 1966 at 21:01 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 20, 1966 at 09:42 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Thursday, May 12, 196611:19
New Moon (after)Friday, May 20, 196609:42

The Moon around May 14

More about this date

Saturday, May 14, 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.