Waning · 75.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Moon age
19.5days
Moon phase on April 17, 1968Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 17, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 75.1% of its visible face lit, 19.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
75.1%Illumination at noon UTC
19.5 dMoon age
367,060 km228,080 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1968 is on Saturday, April 13, 1968 at 04:52 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 27, 1968 at 15:21 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, April 13, 1968 | 04:52 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, April 19, 1968 | 19:35 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Wednesday, April 17, 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.