Waxing · 95.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
Moon age
12.6days
Moon phase on July 8, 1968Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, July 8, 1968, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 95.9% of its visible face lit, 12.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
95.9%Illumination at noon UTC
12.6 dMoon age
361,399 km224,563 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (24°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 8, 1968 is on Wednesday, July 10, 1968 at 03:18 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, June 25, 1968 at 22:25 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, July 3, 1968 | 12:42 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, July 10, 1968 | 03:18 |
The Moon around July 8
More about this date
Monday, July 8, 1968 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 25, 1968 to the new moon of July 25, 1968, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.