Waning · 46.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Last Quarter at
02:13UTC
Moon phase on August 16, 1968Last Quarter
On Friday, August 16, 1968, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.3% of its visible face lit, 22.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.3%Illumination at noon UTC
22.0 dMoon age
404,053 km251,067 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (28°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1968 is on Thursday, August 8, 1968 at 11:32 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 23, 1968 at 23:57 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 8, 1968 | 11:32 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, August 16, 1968 | 02:13 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 23, 1968 | 23:57 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Friday, August 16, 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.