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Moon phases August 1970

New moon
Sun 02 Aug
05:58 UTC
First quarter
Mon 10 Aug
08:50 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Mon 17 Aug
03:15 UTC
Last quarter
Sun 23 Aug
20:35 UTC
New moon
Mon 31 Aug
22:01 UTC

In August 1970 the primary moon phases are the New Moon on Sunday, August 2 at 05:58 UTC, the First Quarter on Monday, August 10 at 08:50 UTC, the Full Moon on Monday, August 17 at 03:15 UTC, the Last Quarter on Sunday, August 23 at 20:35 UTC and the New Moon on Monday, August 31 at 22:01 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 02New New Moon, 0% lit 0%05:58 03 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 04 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 05 Waxing Crescent, 9% lit 9% 06 Waxing Crescent, 15% lit 15% 07 Waxing Crescent, 23% lit 23% 08 Waxing Crescent, 32% lit 32% 09 Waxing Crescent, 41% lit 41% 10First Q First Quarter, 51% lit 51%08:50 11 Waxing Gibbous, 62% lit 62% 12 Waxing Gibbous, 72% lit 72% 13 Waxing Gibbous, 82% lit 82% 14 Waxing Gibbous, 90% lit 90% 15 Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 16 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 17Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%03:15 18 Waning Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 19 Waning Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 20 Waning Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 21 Waning Gibbous, 75% lit 75% 22 Waning Gibbous, 64% lit 64% 23Last Q Last Quarter, 54% lit 54%20:35 24 Waning Crescent, 43% lit 43% 25 Waning Crescent, 34% lit 34% 26 Waning Crescent, 25% lit 25% 27 Waning Crescent, 17% lit 17% 28 Waning Crescent, 10% lit 10% 29 Waning Crescent, 5% lit 5% 30 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 31New New Moon, 0% lit 0%22:01

Exact phase times

August 1970 has five primary moon phases: the New Moon on August 2, the First Quarter on August 10, the Full Moon on August 17, the Last Quarter on August 23 and the New Moon on August 31.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
New MoonSunday, August 2, 197005:58
First QuarterMonday, August 10, 197008:50
Full MoonMonday, August 17, 197003:15
Last QuarterSunday, August 23, 197020:35
New MoonMonday, August 31, 197022:01

Monday, August 17, 1970: Sturgeon Moon, 357,075 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearPartial lunar eclipse

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