Waxing · 99.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 12°
Moon age
14.5days
Moon phase on April 12, 1968Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, April 12, 1968, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 14.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
14.5 dMoon age
361,790 km224,806 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 12, 1968 is on Saturday, April 13, 1968 at 04:52 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 28, 1968 at 22:48 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 6, 1968 | 03:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, April 13, 1968 | 04:52 |
The Moon around April 12
More about this date
Friday, April 12, 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.