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The Moon on Wednesday, May 25, 1966: Waxing Crescent, 29% lit

Waxing · 29.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°

Moon age

5.1days

Moon phase on May 25, 1966Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 25 May 1966370,831 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, May 25, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.2% of its visible face lit, 5.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

29.2%Illumination at noon UTC
5.1 dMoon age
370,831 km230,423 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (9°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 25, 1966 is on Friday, June 3, 1966 at 07:40 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 20, 1966 at 09:42 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, May 20, 196609:42
First Quarter (after)Friday, May 27, 196608:50

The Moon around May 25

More about this date

Wednesday, May 25, 1966 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 20, 1966 to the new moon of June 18, 1966, a cycle of 29.44 days.