Waxing · 1.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 24°
Moon age
1.2days
Moon phase on February 29, 1968Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, February 29, 1968, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 1.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.2 dMoon age
394,069 km244,863 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (24°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 29, 1968 is on Thursday, March 14, 1968 at 18:52 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 28, 1968 at 06:56 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, February 28, 1968 | 06:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 7, 1968 | 09:20 |
The Moon around February 29
More about this date
Thursday, February 29, 1968 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 28, 1968 to the new moon of March 28, 1968, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 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.