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The Moon on Saturday, July 23, 1966: Waxing Crescent, 36% lit

Waxing · 35.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 13°

Moon age

5.3days

Moon phase on July 23, 1966Waxing Crescent

Saturday 23 July 1966369,383 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 23, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.7% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

35.7%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
369,383 km229,524 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 23, 1966 is on Monday, August 1, 1966 at 09:05 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 18, 1966 at 04:30 UTC, 5 days earlier.

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

The Moon around July 23

More about this date

Saturday, July 23, 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.