Waning · 0.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
New Moon at
18:19UTC
Moon phase on December 19, 1968New Moon
On Thursday, December 19, 1968, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.2 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.2 dMoon age
356,697 km221,641 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (24°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 19, 1968 is on Wednesday, December 4, 1968 at 23:07 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 19, 1968 at 18:19 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 13, 1968 | 00:50 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, December 19, 1968 | 18:19 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 26, 1968 | 14:15 |
The Moon around December 19
More about this date
Thursday, December 19, 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.