Waxing · 49.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 03°
First Quarter at
14:15UTC
Moon phase on December 26, 1968First Quarter
On Thursday, December 26, 1968, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.2% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.2%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
389,137 km241,798 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (4°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 26, 1968 is on Friday, January 3, 1969 at 18:28 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 19, 1968 at 18:19 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, December 19, 1968 | 18:19 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, December 26, 1968 | 14:15 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, January 3, 1969 | 18:28 |
The Moon around December 26
More about this date
Thursday, December 26, 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.