Waning · 19.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 03°
Moon age
25.0days
Moon phase on August 19, 1968Waning Crescent
On Monday, August 19, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 19.9% of its visible face lit, 25.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
19.9%Illumination at noon UTC
25.0 dMoon age
400,912 km249,115 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (4°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 19, 1968 is on Thursday, August 8, 1968 at 11:32 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 23, 1968 at 23:57 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 16, 1968 | 02:13 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 23, 1968 | 23:57 |
The Moon around August 19
More about this date
Monday, August 19, 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.