Waning · 21.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 25°
Moon age
25.3days
Moon phase on August 12, 1966Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 12, 1966, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.0% of its visible face lit, 25.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
21.0%Illumination at noon UTC
25.3 dMoon age
376,235 km233,782 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (25°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 1966 is on Monday, August 1, 1966 at 09:05 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 16, 1966 at 11:48 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 9, 1966 | 12:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 16, 1966 | 11:48 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Friday, August 12, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1966, or the whole moon calendar 1966.
- The same date one year apart: 1965 · 1967.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.