Waning · 98.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Moon age
15.6days
Moon phase on November 6, 1968Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, November 6, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.3% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.3%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
404,693 km251,464 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 6, 1968 is on Tuesday, November 5, 1968 at 04:25 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 20, 1968 at 08:02 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, November 5, 1968 | 04:25 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, November 13, 1968 | 08:53 |
The Moon around November 6
More about this date
Wednesday, November 6, 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 November 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.