Waning · 100.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 13°
Full Moon at
11:46UTC
Moon phase on October 6, 1968Full Moon
On Sunday, October 6, 1968, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
393,947 km244,787 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Harvest Moon, 393,916 km from Earth. Total lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1968 is on Sunday, October 6, 1968 at 11:46 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 22, 1968 at 11:08 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 29, 1968 | 05:07 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, October 6, 1968 | 11:46 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, October 14, 1968 | 15:05 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Sunday, October 6, 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.