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The Moon on Monday, August 15, 1966: Waning Crescent, 2% lit

Waning · 1.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 08°

Moon age

28.3days

Moon phase on August 15, 1966Waning Crescent

Monday 15 August 1966361,071 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, August 15, 1966, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
361,071 km224,359 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (8°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 15, 1966 is on Monday, August 1, 1966 at 09:05 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 16, 1966 at 11:48 UTC, 1 day later.

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

The Moon around August 15

More about this date

Monday, August 15, 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.