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The Moon on Monday, January 19, 1970: Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit

Waxing · 91.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 25°

Moon age

11.6days

Moon phase on January 19, 1970Waxing Gibbous

Monday 19 January 1970402,824 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, January 19, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 91.8% of its visible face lit, 11.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

91.8%Illumination at noon UTC
11.6 dMoon age
402,824 km250,303 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to January 19, 1970 is on Thursday, January 22, 1970 at 12:56 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 7, 1970 at 20:36 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, January 14, 197013:18
Full Moon (after)Thursday, January 22, 197012:56

The Moon around January 19

More about this date

Monday, January 19, 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.