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The Moon on Monday, January 12, 1970: Waxing Crescent, 28% lit

Waxing · 28.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 26°

Moon age

4.6days

Moon phase on January 12, 1970Waxing Crescent

Monday 12 January 1970370,989 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, January 12, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.3% of its visible face lit, 4.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

28.3%Illumination at noon UTC
4.6 dMoon age
370,989 km230,522 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (26°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to January 12, 1970 is on Thursday, January 22, 1970 at 12:56 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 7, 1970 at 20:36 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, January 7, 197020:36
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, January 14, 197013:18

The Moon around January 12

More about this date

Monday, January 12, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 7, 1970 to the new moon of February 6, 1970, a cycle of 29.44 days.