Waxing · 74.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 07°
Moon age
9.0days
Moon phase on October 1, 1968Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 1, 1968, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 74.7% of its visible face lit, 9.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
74.7%Illumination at noon UTC
9.0 dMoon age
377,454 km234,539 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (8°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 1, 1968 is on Sunday, October 6, 1968 at 11:46 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 22, 1968 at 11:08 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 29, 1968 | 05:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, October 6, 1968 | 11:46 |
The Moon around October 1
More about this date
Tuesday, October 1, 1968 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 22, 1968 to the new moon of October 21, 1968, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.