Waxing · 70.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 12°
Moon age
10.2days
Moon phase on March 9, 1968Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, March 9, 1968, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 70.1% of its visible face lit, 10.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
70.1%Illumination at noon UTC
10.2 dMoon age
393,741 km244,659 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (13°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 9, 1968 is on Thursday, March 14, 1968 at 18:52 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 28, 1968 at 06:56 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 7, 1968 | 09:20 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, March 14, 1968 | 18:52 |
The Moon around March 9
More about this date
Saturday, March 9, 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 March 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.