Waning · 99.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 13°
Moon age
15.6days
Moon phase on January 23, 1970Waning Gibbous
On Friday, January 23, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.1% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.1%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
406,271 km252,445 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (13°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 1970 is on Thursday, January 22, 1970 at 12:56 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 6, 1970 at 07:13 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, January 22, 1970 | 12:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, January 30, 1970 | 14:39 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Friday, January 23, 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.