Waxing · 52.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 00°
First Quarter at
05:35UTC
Moon phase on October 21, 1966First Quarter
On Friday, October 21, 1966, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.8% of its visible face lit, 7.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.3 dMoon age
397,169 km246,789 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (1°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1966 is on Saturday, October 29, 1966 at 10:00 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 14, 1966 at 03:52 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, October 14, 1966 | 03:52 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, October 21, 1966 | 05:35 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, October 29, 1966 | 10:00 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Friday, October 21, 1966 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 14, 1966 to the new moon of November 12, 1966, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.