Waning · 34.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°
Moon age
24.2days
Moon phase on December 14, 1968Waning Crescent
On Saturday, December 14, 1968, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 34.7% of its visible face lit, 24.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
34.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.2 dMoon age
376,521 km233,959 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (11°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 14, 1968 is on Wednesday, December 4, 1968 at 23:07 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 19, 1968 at 18:19 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 13, 1968 | 00:50 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, December 19, 1968 | 18:19 |
The Moon around December 14
More about this date
Saturday, December 14, 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.