Waning · 58.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 14°
Moon age
20.6days
Moon phase on July 16, 1968Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, July 16, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 58.7% of its visible face lit, 20.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
58.7%Illumination at noon UTC
20.6 dMoon age
396,132 km246,145 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (14°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 1968 is on Wednesday, July 10, 1968 at 03:18 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 25, 1968 at 11:50 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, July 10, 1968 | 03:18 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, July 17, 1968 | 09:11 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Tuesday, July 16, 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.