Waning · 42.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 11°
Moon age
23.3days
Moon phase on January 23, 1968Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, January 23, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.4% of its visible face lit, 23.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.4%Illumination at noon UTC
23.3 dMoon age
369,940 km229,870 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (11°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 1968 is on Monday, January 15, 1968 at 16:11 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 29, 1968 at 16:29 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, January 22, 1968 | 19:38 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, January 29, 1968 | 16:29 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Tuesday, January 23, 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.