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The Moon on Friday, July 15, 1966: Waning Crescent, 9% lit

Waning · 9.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 16°

Moon age

26.7days

Moon phase on July 15, 1966Waning Crescent

Friday 15 July 1966376,509 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, July 15, 1966, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.5% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

9.5%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
376,509 km233,952 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (17°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 15, 1966 is on Saturday, July 2, 1966 at 19:36 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 18, 1966 at 04:30 UTC, 3 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Sunday, July 10, 196621:43
New Moon (after)Monday, July 18, 196604:30

The Moon around July 15

More about this date

Friday, July 15, 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.