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The Moon on Saturday, February 14, 1970: Waxing Gibbous, 63% lit

Waxing · 63.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 10°

Moon age

8.2days

Moon phase on February 14, 1970Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 14 February 1970397,143 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 14, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 63.2% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

63.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
397,143 km246,773 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (11°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 14, 1970 is on Saturday, February 21, 1970 at 08:19 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 6, 1970 at 07:13 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, February 13, 197004:11
Full Moon (after)Saturday, February 21, 197008:19

The Moon around February 14

More about this date

Saturday, February 14, 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.