Waning · 37.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 14°
Moon age
22.9days
Moon phase on May 20, 1968Waning Crescent
On Monday, May 20, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 37.3% of its visible face lit, 22.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
37.3%Illumination at noon UTC
22.9 dMoon age
392,309 km243,769 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (14°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 1968 is on Sunday, May 12, 1968 at 13:05 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 27, 1968 at 07:30 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 19, 1968 | 05:44 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, May 27, 1968 | 07:30 |
The Moon around May 20
More about this date
Monday, May 20, 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 May 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.