Waxing · 54.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 04°
First Quarter at
03:02UTC
Moon phase on August 23, 1966First Quarter
On Tuesday, August 23, 1966, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.1% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
382,728 km237,816 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (4°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1966 is on Wednesday, August 31, 1966 at 00:14 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 16, 1966 at 11:48 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 16, 1966 | 11:48 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, August 23, 1966 | 03:02 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 31, 1966 | 00:14 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Tuesday, August 23, 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.
- 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.