Waxing · 39.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 03°
Moon age
6.3days
Moon phase on January 6, 1968Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, January 6, 1968, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 39.7% of its visible face lit, 6.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
39.7%Illumination at noon UTC
6.3 dMoon age
398,797 km247,801 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (3°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 1968 is on Monday, January 15, 1968 at 16:11 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 31, 1967 at 03:39 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, December 31, 1967 | 03:39 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 7, 1968 | 14:23 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Saturday, January 6, 1968 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 31, 1967 to the new moon of January 29, 1968, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1968, or the whole moon calendar 1968.
- The same date one year apart: 1967 · 1969.
- 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.