Waxing · 86.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 27°
Moon age
10.5days
Moon phase on September 3, 1968Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, September 3, 1968, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.2% of its visible face lit, 10.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
86.2%Illumination at noon UTC
10.5 dMoon age
372,934 km231,730 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (27°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 3, 1968 is on Friday, September 6, 1968 at 22:07 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 23, 1968 at 23:57 UTC, 11 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 September 3
More about this date
Tuesday, September 3, 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 September 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.