Waning · 96.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 25°
Moon age
16.6days
Moon phase on January 24, 1970Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, January 24, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.6% of its visible face lit, 16.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.6%Illumination at noon UTC
16.6 dMoon age
405,513 km251,974 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (25°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 24, 1970 is on Thursday, January 22, 1970 at 12:56 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 6, 1970 at 07:13 UTC, 13 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 24
More about this date
Saturday, January 24, 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.