Waning · 22.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 27°
Moon age
24.6days
Moon phase on May 15, 1966Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 15, 1966, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 22.8% of its visible face lit, 24.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
22.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.6 dMoon age
402,065 km249,832 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (27°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 15, 1966 is on Wednesday, May 4, 1966 at 21:01 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 20, 1966 at 09:42 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 12, 1966 | 11:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 20, 1966 | 09:42 |
The Moon around May 15
More about this date
Sunday, May 15, 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 May 1966, or the whole moon calendar 1966.
- The same date one year apart: 1965 · 1967.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.