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The Moon on Friday, June 17, 1966: Waning Crescent, 2% lit

Waning · 2.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°

Moon age

28.1days

Moon phase on June 17, 1966Waning Crescent

Friday 17 June 1966379,121 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, June 17, 1966, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.2% of its visible face lit, 28.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

2.2%Illumination at noon UTC
28.1 dMoon age
379,121 km235,575 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 17, 1966 is on Friday, June 3, 1966 at 07:40 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 18, 1966 at 20:09 UTC, 1 day later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Saturday, June 11, 196604:58
New Moon (after)Saturday, June 18, 196620:09

The Moon around June 17

More about this date

Friday, June 17, 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.