Every month of 1966 as a printable table, with public holidays, ISO week numbers and the year's eclipses, moon phases and meteor showers.
1966 has 365 days, starts on a Saturday, is not a leap year, and runs to 52 ISO weeks. It runs from Saturday 1 January 1966 to Saturday 31 December 1966. There are 9 United States federal holidays in 1966, one of which falls at a weekend and is kept on a different day. Worth knowing: 1 January 1966 falls in week 52 of 1965, not in week 1 of 1966.
Since 1966 ended
21,769days
The 1966 calendar, month by month
January
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
52
1New Year's Day
2
1
3New Year's Day
42 January
5
6
7
8
9
2
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
3
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
4
24
25
26Australia Day
27
28
29
30
5
31
February
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
7
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
8
21
22Washington's Birthday
23
24
25
26
27
9
28
March
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
10
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
11
14
15
16
17St Patrick's Day
18
19
20
12
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
13
28
29
30
31
April
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
13
1
2
3
14
4
5
6
7
8Good Friday
9Easter Saturday
10
15
11Easter Monday
12
13
14
15
16
17
16
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
17
25Anzac Day
26
27
28
29
30
May
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
17
1
18
2May Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
19
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
20
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
21
23Victoria Day
24
25
26
27
28
29
22
30Memorial Day, Whit Monday
31
June
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
22
1
2
3
4
5
23
6June Bank Holiday
7
8
9
10
11
12
24
13Queen's Birthday
14
15
16
17
18
19
25
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
26
27
28
29
30
July
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
26
1Canada Day
2
3
27
4Independence Day
5
6
7
8
9
10
28
11
12Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
13
14
15
16
17
29
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
30
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
August
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
31
1Summer Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday
2
3
4
5
6
7
32
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
33
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
34
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
35
29
30
31
September
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
35
1
2
3
4
36
5Labor Day, Labour Day
6
7
8
9
10
11
37
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
38
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
39
26
27
28
29
30
October
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
39
1
2
40
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
41
10Thanksgiving
11
12Columbus Day
13
14
15
16
42
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
43
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
44
31October Bank Holiday
November
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
44
1
2
3
4
5
6
45
7
8
9
10
11Veterans Day, Remembrance Day
12
13
46
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
47
21
22
23
24Thanksgiving Day
25
26
27
48
28
29
30
December
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
48
1
2
3
4
49
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
50
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
51
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
52
26Christmas Day, Boxing Day, St Stephen's Day
27Christmas Day
28
29
30
31
Public holiday in the selected country
Today
Saturday and Sunday
Wk ISO 8601 week number
Weeks start on Monday so that the week number in the left gutter applies to the
whole row. ISO 8601 defines week 1 as the week containing the first Thursday of
the year, which is why 1966 has 52 weeks and why 1 January is not always
in week 1.
Public holidays in 1966
The 11 federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, with the rules that were actually in force in each year. State and local holidays are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1966
Saturday
New Year's Day
On the day
22 February 1966
Tuesday
Washington's Birthday
On the day
30 May 1966
Monday
Memorial Day (Kept as Decoration Day on a fixed 30 May until 1970.)
On the day
4 July 1966
Monday
Independence Day
On the day
5 September 1966
Monday
Labor Day
On the day
12 October 1966
Wednesday
Columbus Day
On the day
11 November 1966
Friday
Veterans Day
On the day
24 November 1966
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
On the day
25 December 1966
Sunday
Christmas Day
Monday 26 December 1966
Bank holidays in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, including the one-off royal and jubilee holidays.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
8 April 1966
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
11 April 1966
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
30 May 1966
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
1 August 1966
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1966
Sunday
Christmas Day
Tuesday 27 December 1966
26 December 1966
Monday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Scotland. Scotland keeps 2 January and the first Monday in August, and does not keep Easter Monday.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1966
Saturday
New Year's Day
Monday 3 January 1966
2 January 1966
Sunday
2 January
Tuesday 4 January 1966
8 April 1966
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
30 May 1966
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
1 August 1966
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1966
Sunday
Christmas Day
Tuesday 27 December 1966
26 December 1966
Monday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Northern Ireland: the England and Wales set plus St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
17 March 1966
Thursday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
8 April 1966
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
11 April 1966
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
30 May 1966
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
12 July 1966
Tuesday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
On the day
1 August 1966
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1966
Sunday
Christmas Day
Tuesday 27 December 1966
26 December 1966
Monday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1966
Saturday
New Year's Day
Monday 3 January 1966
17 March 1966
Thursday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
11 April 1966
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
2 May 1966
Monday
May Day
On the day
6 June 1966
Monday
June Bank Holiday
On the day
1 August 1966
Monday
August Bank Holiday
On the day
31 October 1966
Monday
October Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1966
Sunday
Christmas Day
Tuesday 27 December 1966
26 December 1966
Monday
St Stephen's Day
On the day
Federal statutory holidays. Provincial holidays (Family Day, Civic Holiday, St Jean Baptiste) are not included and vary by province.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1966
Saturday
New Year's Day
Monday 3 January 1966
8 April 1966
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
23 May 1966
Monday
Victoria Day (The Monday before 25 May.)
On the day
1 July 1966
Friday
Canada Day
On the day
5 September 1966
Monday
Labour Day
On the day
10 October 1966
Monday
Thanksgiving
On the day
11 November 1966
Friday
Remembrance Day
On the day
25 December 1966
Sunday
Christmas Day
Tuesday 27 December 1966
26 December 1966
Monday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays kept nationally. State holidays (Labour Day, show days, Melbourne Cup) vary by state and are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1966
Saturday
New Year's Day
Monday 3 January 1966
26 January 1966
Wednesday
Australia Day
On the day
8 April 1966
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
9 April 1966
Saturday
Easter Saturday
On the day
11 April 1966
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
25 April 1966
Monday
Anzac Day (Substitute days for a weekend Anzac Day vary by state.)
On the day
13 June 1966
Monday
Queen's Birthday (Not kept in June in Queensland or Western Australia.)
On the day
25 December 1966
Sunday
Christmas Day
Tuesday 27 December 1966
26 December 1966
Monday
Boxing Day
On the day
The sky in 1966
Equinoxes, solstices and eclipses are given in UTC, because an eclipse happens
at one instant everywhere. Convert to your own zone before you set an alarm.
Equinoxes and solstices, and the eclipses of 1966.
Date
Time (UTC)
Event
Detail
21 March 1966
01:52
March equinox
Spring begins in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the southern.
4 May 1966
21:11
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
20 May 1966
09:38
Annular solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 39.2°N 26.4°E, 100% of the Sun covered there.
21 June 1966
20:33
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the southern.
23 September 1966
11:43
September equinox
Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere, spring in the southern.
29 October 1966
10:12
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
12 November 1966
14:22
Total solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 35.6°S 48.1°W, 100% of the Sun covered there.
22 December 1966
07:28
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere, the longest in the southern.
Full moons
The traditional names are month-based, with two exceptions we compute rather
than assume: the Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the September equinox,
and a second full moon inside one calendar month is a Blue Moon.
Date
Time (UTC)
Name
Note
7 January 1966
05:16
Wolf Moon
5 February 1966
15:58
Snow Moon
7 March 1966
01:45
Worm Moon
5 April 1966
11:13
Pink Moon
4 May 1966
21:01
Flower Moon
3 June 1966
07:40
Strawberry Moon
2 July 1966
19:36
Buck Moon
1 August 1966
09:05
Sturgeon Moon
31 August 1966
00:14
Blue Moon
The second full moon in August.
29 September 1966
16:47
Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest the September equinox.
29 October 1966
10:00
Hunter's Moon
28 November 1966
02:41
Beaver Moon
27 December 1966
17:43
Cold Moon
All 49 moon phases in 1966
Date
Time (UTC)
Phase
7 January 1966
05:16
Full Moon
13 January 1966
20:00
Last Quarter
21 January 1966
15:46
New Moon
29 January 1966
19:48
First Quarter
5 February 1966
15:58
Full Moon
12 February 1966
08:53
Last Quarter
20 February 1966
10:49
New Moon
28 February 1966
10:15
First Quarter
7 March 1966
01:45
Full Moon
14 March 1966
00:19
Last Quarter
22 March 1966
04:46
New Moon
29 March 1966
20:43
First Quarter
5 April 1966
11:13
Full Moon
12 April 1966
17:28
Last Quarter
20 April 1966
20:35
New Moon
28 April 1966
03:49
First Quarter
4 May 1966
21:01
Full Moon
12 May 1966
11:19
Last Quarter
20 May 1966
09:42
New Moon
27 May 1966
08:50
First Quarter
3 June 1966
07:40
Full Moon
11 June 1966
04:58
Last Quarter
18 June 1966
20:09
New Moon
25 June 1966
13:23
First Quarter
2 July 1966
19:36
Full Moon
10 July 1966
21:43
Last Quarter
18 July 1966
04:30
New Moon
24 July 1966
19:00
First Quarter
1 August 1966
09:05
Full Moon
9 August 1966
12:56
Last Quarter
16 August 1966
11:48
New Moon
23 August 1966
03:02
First Quarter
31 August 1966
00:14
Full Moon
8 September 1966
02:07
Last Quarter
14 September 1966
19:13
New Moon
21 September 1966
14:25
First Quarter
29 September 1966
16:47
Full Moon
7 October 1966
13:08
Last Quarter
14 October 1966
03:52
New Moon
21 October 1966
05:35
First Quarter
29 October 1966
10:00
Full Moon
5 November 1966
22:18
Last Quarter
12 November 1966
14:26
New Moon
20 November 1966
00:20
First Quarter
28 November 1966
02:41
Full Moon
5 December 1966
06:22
Last Quarter
12 December 1966
03:13
New Moon
19 December 1966
21:41
First Quarter
27 December 1966
17:43
Full Moon
Meteor showers
Peak nights drift by about a day between years, because the Earth meets each
stream at a fixed point in its orbit rather than on a fixed date. What
changes the view far more is the Moon, so we compute how much of it is lit
on the peak night of 1966.
Peak
Shower
Rate/hour
Moon lit
Viewing
3 January 1966
Quadrantids (debris from Asteroid 2003 EH1)
110
86%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
22 April 1966
Lyrids (debris from Comet Thatcher)
18
4%
Dark sky, near new moon
6 May 1966
Eta Aquariids (debris from Halley's Comet)
50
95%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
30 July 1966
Southern Delta Aquariids (debris from Comet 96P/Machholz)
25
98%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
12 August 1966
Perseids (debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle)
100
17%
Mostly dark
8 October 1966
Draconids (debris from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner)
10
35%
Mostly dark
21 October 1966
Orionids (debris from Halley's Comet)
20
57%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
5 November 1966
Southern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
50%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
12 November 1966
Northern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
0%
Dark sky, near new moon
17 November 1966
Leonids (debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle)
15
30%
Mostly dark
14 December 1966
Geminids (debris from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon)
150
9%
Dark sky, near new moon
22 December 1966
Ursids (debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle)
10
77%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
About the year 1966
1966 at a glance
Days
365
Leap year
No
1 January
Saturday
31 December
Saturday
ISO weeks
52
Weekend days
105
1966 is not a leap year, so February has 28 days.
Years you can reuse this calendar for
These years start on the same weekday and have the same February, so the grid
above is identical. A 1966 wall calendar hangs again, unchanged, in any of them.
Public holidays computed from statute, cross-checked against
Nager.Date for every year it covers. Astronomical
events computed with astronomy-engine. Week numbers follow ISO 8601. Times are UTC.