Waning · 95.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 19°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on March 16, 1968Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, March 16, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.9% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.9%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
363,593 km225,926 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (19°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1968 is on Thursday, March 14, 1968 at 18:52 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 28, 1968 at 22:48 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, March 14, 1968 | 18:52 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 21, 1968 | 11:08 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Saturday, March 16, 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.