Waxing · 4.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 24°
Moon age
1.7days
Moon phase on December 21, 1968Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, December 21, 1968, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.7% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
360,565 km224,045 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (24°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1968 is on Friday, January 3, 1969 at 18:28 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 19, 1968 at 18:19 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, December 19, 1968 | 18:19 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 26, 1968 | 14:15 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Saturday, December 21, 1968 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 19, 1968 to the new moon of January 18, 1969, a cycle of 29.44 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.