Waxing · 7.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 11°
Moon age
2.9days
Moon phase on April 30, 1968Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, April 30, 1968, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.3% of its visible face lit, 2.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.9 dMoon age
405,892 km252,209 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (11°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 30, 1968 is on Sunday, May 12, 1968 at 13:05 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 27, 1968 at 15:21 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, April 27, 1968 | 15:21 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 5, 1968 | 17:54 |
The Moon around April 30
More about this date
Tuesday, April 30, 1968 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 27, 1968 to the new moon of May 27, 1968, a cycle of 29.67 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.