Waning · 7.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 02°
Moon age
26.9days
Moon phase on May 24, 1968Waning Crescent
On Friday, May 24, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.0% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.0%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
405,094 km251,714 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 24, 1968 is on Sunday, May 12, 1968 at 13:05 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 27, 1968 at 07:30 UTC, 3 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 24
More about this date
Friday, May 24, 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.