Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°
New Moon at
07:30UTC
Moon phase on May 27, 1968New Moon
On Monday, May 27, 1968, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
406,188 km252,393 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (8°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 1968 is on Monday, June 10, 1968 at 20:13 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, May 27, 1968 at 07:30 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, May 19, 1968 | 05:44 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, May 27, 1968 | 07:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, June 4, 1968 | 04:47 |
The Moon around May 27
More about this date
Monday, May 27, 1968 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 27, 1968 to the new moon of June 25, 1968, a cycle of 29.62 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.