Waning · 45.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 27°
Last Quarter at
00:50UTC
Moon phase on December 13, 1968Last Quarter
On Friday, December 13, 1968, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.2% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.2%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
382,569 km237,717 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (27°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 13, 1968 is on Wednesday, December 4, 1968 at 23:07 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 19, 1968 at 18:19 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 4, 1968 | 23:07 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, December 13, 1968 | 00:50 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, December 19, 1968 | 18:19 |
The Moon around December 13
More about this date
Friday, December 13, 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.