Waning · 44.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 17°
Moon age
23.1days
Moon phase on January 1, 1970Waning Crescent
On Thursday, January 1, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 44.6% of its visible face lit, 23.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
44.6%Illumination at noon UTC
23.1 dMoon age
389,248 km241,868 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (17°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1970 is on Tuesday, December 23, 1969 at 17:35 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 7, 1970 at 20:36 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 31, 1969 | 22:52 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 7, 1970 | 20:36 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Thursday, January 1, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 9, 1969 to the new moon of January 7, 1970, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1970, or the whole moon calendar 1970.
- The same date one year apart: 1969 · 1971.
- 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.