Waning · 14.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 13°
Moon age
25.6days
Moon phase on July 21, 1968Waning Crescent
On Sunday, July 21, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.8% of its visible face lit, 25.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
14.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.6 dMoon age
404,363 km251,259 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (14°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 1968 is on Wednesday, July 10, 1968 at 03:18 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 25, 1968 at 11:50 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, July 17, 1968 | 09:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, July 25, 1968 | 11:50 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Sunday, July 21, 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.