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The Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 1966: Waning Gibbous, 99% lit

Waning · 98.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 22°

Moon age

15.3days

Moon phase on August 2, 1966Waning Gibbous

Tuesday 2 August 1966403,972 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, August 2, 1966, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.6% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

98.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
403,972 km251,017 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (22°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 2, 1966 is on Monday, August 1, 1966 at 09:05 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 16, 1966 at 11:48 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, August 1, 196609:05
Last Quarter (after)Tuesday, August 9, 196612:56

The Moon around August 2

More about this date

Tuesday, August 2, 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.