Waning · 2.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 11°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on August 22, 1968Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 22, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.6% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
389,981 km242,323 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (11°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 22, 1968 is on Thursday, August 8, 1968 at 11:32 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 23, 1968 at 23:57 UTC, 1 day 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 22
More about this date
Thursday, August 22, 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.