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The Moon on Thursday, August 11, 1966: Waning Crescent, 30% lit

Waning · 30.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 11°

Moon age

24.3days

Moon phase on August 11, 1966Waning Crescent

Thursday 11 August 1966382,447 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, August 11, 1966, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 30.4% of its visible face lit, 24.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

30.4%Illumination at noon UTC
24.3 dMoon age
382,447 km237,641 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 11, 1966 is on Monday, August 1, 1966 at 09:05 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 16, 1966 at 11:48 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, August 9, 196612:56
New Moon (after)Tuesday, August 16, 196611:48

The Moon around August 11

More about this date

Thursday, August 11, 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.