Waning · 97.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 01°
Moon age
16.2days
Moon phase on December 6, 1968Waning Gibbous
On Friday, December 6, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.7% of its visible face lit, 16.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.7%Illumination at noon UTC
16.2 dMoon age
406,244 km252,428 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (1°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 1968 is on Wednesday, December 4, 1968 at 23:07 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 19, 1968 at 18:19 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 4, 1968 | 23:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, December 13, 1968 | 00:50 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Friday, December 6, 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.