Waxing · 56.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°
Moon age
7.5days
Moon phase on August 31, 1968Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, August 31, 1968, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.1% of its visible face lit, 7.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
56.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.5 dMoon age
369,834 km229,804 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1968 is on Friday, September 6, 1968 at 22:07 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 23, 1968 at 23:57 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, August 30, 1968 | 23:35 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, September 6, 1968 | 22:07 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Saturday, August 31, 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.