Waxing · 1.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 08°
Moon age
1.0days
Moon phase on August 17, 1966Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 17, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
358,203 km222,577 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (9°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1966 is on Wednesday, August 31, 1966 at 00:14 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 16, 1966 at 11:48 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 16, 1966 | 11:48 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 23, 1966 | 03:02 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Wednesday, August 17, 1966 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 16, 1966 to the new moon of September 14, 1966, a cycle of 29.31 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.