Waxing · 35.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 21°
Moon age
6.0days
Moon phase on July 31, 1968Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, July 31, 1968, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.9% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
35.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
374,475 km232,688 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (22°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 31, 1968 is on Thursday, August 8, 1968 at 11:32 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, July 25, 1968 at 11:50 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, July 25, 1968 | 11:50 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 1, 1968 | 18:34 |
The Moon around July 31
More about this date
Wednesday, July 31, 1968 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 25, 1968 to the new moon of August 23, 1968, a cycle of 29.50 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.