Waxing · 78.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 01°
Moon age
9.6days
Moon phase on January 17, 1970Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, January 17, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.3% of its visible face lit, 9.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
78.3%Illumination at noon UTC
9.6 dMoon age
396,898 km246,621 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (1°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 1970 is on Thursday, January 22, 1970 at 12:56 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 7, 1970 at 20:36 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, January 14, 1970 | 13:18 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, January 22, 1970 | 12:56 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Saturday, January 17, 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.
- 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.