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Moon phases May 1970

New moon
Tue 05 May
14:51 UTC
First quarter
Wed 13 May
10:26 UTC
Full · Flower
Thu 21 May
03:38 UTC
Last quarter
Wed 27 May
22:32 UTC

In May 1970 the primary moon phases are the New Moon on Tuesday, May 5 at 14:51 UTC, the First Quarter on Wednesday, May 13 at 10:26 UTC, the Full Moon on Thursday, May 21 at 03:38 UTC and the Last Quarter on Wednesday, May 27 at 22:32 UTC. The full moon is the Flower Moon.

01 Waning Crescent, 20% lit 20% 02 Waning Crescent, 12% lit 12% 03 Waning Crescent, 6% lit 6% 04 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 05New New Moon, 0% lit 0%14:51 06 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 07 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 08 Waxing Crescent, 9% lit 9% 09 Waxing Crescent, 16% lit 16% 10 Waxing Crescent, 24% lit 24% 11 Waxing Crescent, 32% lit 32% 12 Waxing Crescent, 41% lit 41% 13First Q First Quarter, 51% lit 51%10:26 14 Waxing Gibbous, 60% lit 60% 15 Waxing Gibbous, 69% lit 69% 16 Waxing Gibbous, 78% lit 78% 17 Waxing Gibbous, 86% lit 86% 18 Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 19 Waxing Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 20 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 21Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%03:38 22 Waning Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 23 Waning Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 24 Waning Gibbous, 86% lit 86% 25 Waning Gibbous, 77% lit 77% 26 Waning Gibbous, 66% lit 66% 27Last Q Last Quarter, 55% lit 55%22:32 28 Waning Crescent, 44% lit 44% 29 Waning Crescent, 33% lit 33% 30 Waning Crescent, 23% lit 23% 31 Waning Crescent, 14% lit 14%

Exact phase times

May 1970 has four primary moon phases: the New Moon on May 5, the First Quarter on May 13, the Full Moon on May 21 and the Last Quarter on May 27.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
New MoonTuesday, May 5, 197014:51
First QuarterWednesday, May 13, 197010:26
Full MoonThursday, May 21, 197003:38
Last QuarterWednesday, May 27, 197022:32

Thursday, May 21, 1970: Flower Moon, 376,119 km from Earth. Blue Moon (seasonal)

Full moons · 1970

Twelve full moons, one blue

22 Jan Wolf Micromoon 21 Feb Snow partial eclipse 23 Mar Worm 21 Apr Pink 21 May Flower Blue moon 19 Jun Straw­berry Supermoon 18 Jul Buck Supermoon 17 Aug Sturgeon partial eclipse 15 Sept Harvest Supermoon 14 Oct Hunter’s Supermoon 13 Nov Beaver 12 Dec Cold