Waxing · 3.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 22°
Moon age
1.6days
Moon phase on October 23, 1968Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, October 23, 1968, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.8% of its visible face lit, 1.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.8%Illumination at noon UTC
1.6 dMoon age
361,339 km224,525 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (22°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1968 is on Tuesday, November 5, 1968 at 04:25 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, October 21, 1968 at 21:44 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, October 21, 1968 | 21:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, October 28, 1968 | 12:40 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Wednesday, October 23, 1968 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 21, 1968 to the new moon of November 20, 1968, a cycle of 29.43 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.