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The Moon on Saturday, February 24, 1968: Waning Crescent, 16% lit

Waning · 15.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 18°

Moon age

25.8days

Moon phase on February 24, 1968Waning Crescent

Saturday 24 February 1968377,516 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 24, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 15.9% of its visible face lit, 25.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

15.9%Illumination at noon UTC
25.8 dMoon age
377,516 km234,578 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (18°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 24, 1968 is on Wednesday, February 14, 1968 at 06:43 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 28, 1968 at 06:56 UTC, 4 days later.

The Moon around February 24

More about this date

Saturday, February 24, 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.