Waning · 71.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 24°
Moon age
19.5days
Moon phase on September 12, 1968Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, September 12, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 71.7% of its visible face lit, 19.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
71.7%Illumination at noon UTC
19.5 dMoon age
403,095 km250,472 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (24°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 12, 1968 is on Friday, September 6, 1968 at 22:07 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 22, 1968 at 11:08 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, September 6, 1968 | 22:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 14, 1968 | 20:31 |
The Moon around September 12
More about this date
Thursday, September 12, 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.