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The Moon on Saturday, February 7, 1970: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 05°

Moon age

1.2days

Moon phase on February 7, 1970Waxing Crescent

Saturday 7 February 1970359,335 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 7, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.2% of its visible face lit, 1.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.2%Illumination at noon UTC
1.2 dMoon age
359,335 km223,280 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (5°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 7, 1970 is on Saturday, February 21, 1970 at 08:19 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 6, 1970 at 07:13 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, February 6, 197007:13
First Quarter (after)Friday, February 13, 197004:11

The Moon around February 7

More about this date

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