Waning · 82.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
Moon age
18.0days
Moon phase on August 12, 1968Waning Gibbous
On Monday, August 12, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 82.4% of its visible face lit, 18.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
82.4%Illumination at noon UTC
18.0 dMoon age
391,760 km243,428 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (10°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 12, 1968 is on Thursday, August 8, 1968 at 11:32 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 23, 1968 at 23:57 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 8, 1968 | 11:32 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, August 16, 1968 | 02:13 |
The Moon around August 12
More about this date
Monday, August 12, 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 August 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.