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The Moon on Friday, September 16, 1966: Waxing Crescent, 4% lit

Waxing · 4.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 17°

Moon age

1.7days

Moon phase on September 16, 1966Waxing Crescent

Friday 16 September 1966360,206 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, September 16, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.4% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

4.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
360,206 km223,821 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (17°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to September 16, 1966 is on Thursday, September 29, 1966 at 16:47 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 14, 1966 at 19:13 UTC, 2 days earlier.

The Moon around September 16

More about this date

Friday, September 16, 1966 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 14, 1966 to the new moon of October 14, 1966, a cycle of 29.36 days.