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The Moon on Saturday, February 17, 1968: Waning Gibbous, 87% lit

Waning · 87.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°

Moon age

18.8days

Moon phase on February 17, 1968Waning Gibbous

Saturday 17 February 1968369,328 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 17, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.2% of its visible face lit, 18.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

87.2%Illumination at noon UTC
18.8 dMoon age
369,328 km229,490 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (10°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 1968 is on Wednesday, February 14, 1968 at 06:43 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 28, 1968 at 06:56 UTC, 11 days later.

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Saturday, February 17, 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.