Waxing · 53.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 20°
First Quarter at
03:28UTC
Moon phase on April 6, 1968First Quarter
On Saturday, April 6, 1968, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.7% of its visible face lit, 8.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.5 dMoon age
394,357 km245,042 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (21°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 1968 is on Saturday, April 13, 1968 at 04:52 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 28, 1968 at 22:48 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, March 28, 1968 | 22:48 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, April 6, 1968 | 03:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, April 13, 1968 | 04:52 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Saturday, April 6, 1968 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 28, 1968 to the new moon of April 27, 1968, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 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.