Waning · 25.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 24°
Moon age
24.5days
Moon phase on September 17, 1968Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, September 17, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 25.6% of its visible face lit, 24.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
25.6%Illumination at noon UTC
24.5 dMoon age
396,389 km246,305 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (24°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 1968 is on Friday, September 6, 1968 at 22:07 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 22, 1968 at 11:08 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, September 14, 1968 | 20:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, September 22, 1968 | 11:08 |
The Moon around September 17
More about this date
Tuesday, September 17, 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.