New moon dates 1966
- 1966: 12 × new moon — 21 January 1966, 20 February 1966, 22 March 1966, 20 April 1966, 20 May 1966, 18 June 1966, 18 July 1966, 16 August 1966, 14 September 1966, 14 October 1966, 12 November 1966, 12 December 1966.
New moon dates 1966
| Date | Time (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 21 Jan | 15:45 | passed |
| Sun 20 Feb | 10:48 | passed |
| Tue 22 Mar | 04:45 | passed |
| Wed 20 Apr | 20:34 | passed |
| Fri 20 May | 09:41 | passed |
| Sat 18 Jun | 20:08 | passed |
| Mon 18 Jul | 04:29 | passed |
| Tue 16 Aug | 11:46 | passed |
| Wed 14 Sep | 19:12 | passed |
| Fri 14 Oct | 03:50 | passed |
| Sat 12 Nov | 14:25 | passed |
| Mon 12 Dec | 03:12 | passed |
Questions people ask
What is a moon day?
A moon day counts the days since the last new moon: the first moon day starts at the new moon, the fifteenth around the full moon. The count on this page is the whole number of days since the last new moon plus one.
Is the moon waxing or waning?
Waxing means the lit part is growing (from new moon to full moon); waning means it is shrinking (from full moon to new moon). In the northern hemisphere a waxing moon is lit on the right.
How are the phase times calculated?
With the algorithms published by Jean Meeus in Astronomical Algorithms (1998), including the periodic terms, which give the phase instants to about one minute.