Waning · 91.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
Moon age
17.0days
Moon phase on October 9, 1968Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 9, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 91.5% of its visible face lit, 17.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
91.5%Illumination at noon UTC
17.0 dMoon age
402,639 km250,188 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 9, 1968 is on Sunday, October 6, 1968 at 11:46 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 21, 1968 at 21:44 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, October 6, 1968 | 11:46 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, October 14, 1968 | 15:05 |
The Moon around October 9
More about this date
Wednesday, October 9, 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.