Waxing · 88.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 23°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on December 24, 1966Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, December 24, 1966, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 88.8% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
88.8%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
392,603 km243,952 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (23°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 24, 1966 is on Tuesday, December 27, 1966 at 17:43 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 12, 1966 at 03:13 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 19, 1966 | 21:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 27, 1966 | 17:43 |
The Moon around December 24
More about this date
Saturday, December 24, 1966 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 1966 to the new moon of January 10, 1967, a cycle of 29.62 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.