Waning · 28.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 28°
Moon age
24.2days
Moon phase on March 23, 1968Waning Crescent
On Saturday, March 23, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.4% of its visible face lit, 24.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.4%Illumination at noon UTC
24.2 dMoon age
381,214 km236,876 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (29°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 23, 1968 is on Thursday, March 14, 1968 at 18:52 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 28, 1968 at 22:48 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 21, 1968 | 11:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, March 28, 1968 | 22:48 |
The Moon around March 23
More about this date
Saturday, March 23, 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.