Waxing · 89.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 01°
Moon age
11.2days
Moon phase on December 1, 1968Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, December 1, 1968, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.5% of its visible face lit, 11.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.2 dMoon age
401,062 km249,208 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (2°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 1, 1968 is on Wednesday, December 4, 1968 at 23:07 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, November 20, 1968 at 08:02 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, November 26, 1968 | 23:30 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 4, 1968 | 23:07 |
The Moon around December 1
More about this date
Sunday, December 1, 1968 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 20, 1968 to the new moon of December 19, 1968, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.