Waxing · 44.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 00°
First Quarter at
23:35UTC
Moon phase on August 30, 1968First Quarter
On Friday, August 30, 1968, the Moon was a First Quarter: 44.6% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
44.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
369,881 km229,834 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (1°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 30, 1968 is on Friday, September 6, 1968 at 22:07 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 23, 1968 at 23:57 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, August 23, 1968 | 23:57 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, August 30, 1968 | 23:35 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, September 6, 1968 | 22:07 |
The Moon around August 30
More about this date
Friday, August 30, 1968 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 23, 1968 to the new moon of September 22, 1968, a cycle of 29.47 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.