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The Moon on Saturday, July 2, 1966: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 06°

Full Moon at

19:36UTC

Moon phase on July 2, 1966Full Moon

Saturday 2 July 1966392,463 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 2, 1966, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
392,463 km243,865 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (6°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Buck Moon, 393,555 km from Earth.

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 2, 1966 is on Saturday, July 2, 1966 at 19:36 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 18, 1966 at 20:09 UTC, 14 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Saturday, June 25, 196613:23
Full Moon (this day)Saturday, July 2, 196619:36
Last Quarter (after)Sunday, July 10, 196621:43

The Moon around July 2

More about this date

Saturday, July 2, 1966 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 18, 1966 to the new moon of July 18, 1966, a cycle of 29.35 days.