Waning · 22.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 27°
Moon age
25.0days
Moon phase on October 17, 1968Waning Crescent
On Thursday, October 17, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 22.8% of its visible face lit, 25.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
22.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.0 dMoon age
385,929 km239,805 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1968 is on Sunday, October 6, 1968 at 11:46 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 21, 1968 at 21:44 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, October 14, 1968 | 15:05 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, October 21, 1968 | 21:44 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Thursday, October 17, 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.