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The Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 1966: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waning · 99.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 12°

Full Moon at

00:14UTC

Moon phase on August 31, 1966Full Moon

Wednesday 31 August 1966406,302 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, August 31, 1966, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
406,302 km252,464 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (13°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Sturgeon Moon, 406,065 km from Earth. MicromoonBlue Moon (monthly)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to August 31, 1966 is on Wednesday, August 31, 1966 at 00:14 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 14, 1966 at 19:13 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, August 23, 196603:02
Full Moon (this day)Wednesday, August 31, 196600:14
Last Quarter (after)Thursday, September 8, 196602:07

The Moon around August 31

More about this date

Wednesday, August 31, 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.