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The Moon on Saturday, July 30, 1966: Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit

Waxing · 96.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 15°

Moon age

12.3days

Moon phase on July 30, 1966Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 30 July 1966396,767 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 30, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.5% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

96.5%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
396,767 km246,539 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (16°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

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

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, July 24, 196619:00
Full Moon (after)Monday, August 1, 196609:05

The Moon around July 30

More about this date

Saturday, July 30, 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.