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The Moon on Monday, February 12, 1968: Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit

Waxing · 96.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 00°

Moon age

13.8days

Moon phase on February 12, 1968Waxing Gibbous

Monday 12 February 1968385,077 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 12, 1968, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.1% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

96.1%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
385,077 km239,276 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (1°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 1968 is on Wednesday, February 14, 1968 at 06:43 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 29, 1968 at 16:29 UTC, 14 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, February 6, 196812:21
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, February 14, 196806:43

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Monday, February 12, 1968 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 29, 1968 to the new moon of February 28, 1968, a cycle of 29.60 days.