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The Moon on Wednesday, July 20, 1966: Waxing Crescent, 8% lit

Waxing · 7.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 29°

Moon age

2.3days

Moon phase on July 20, 1966Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 20 July 1966361,947 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, July 20, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.9% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

7.9%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
361,947 km224,903 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (30°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 20, 1966 is on Monday, August 1, 1966 at 09:05 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 18, 1966 at 04:30 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, July 18, 196604:30
First Quarter (after)Sunday, July 24, 196619:00

The Moon around July 20

More about this date

Wednesday, July 20, 1966 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 18, 1966 to the new moon of August 16, 1966, a cycle of 29.30 days.