Waxing · 87.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 16°
Moon age
11.2days
Moon phase on February 17, 1970Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, February 17, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.3% of its visible face lit, 11.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.2 dMoon age
405,359 km251,878 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 17, 1970 is on Saturday, February 21, 1970 at 08:19 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 6, 1970 at 07:13 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, February 13, 1970 | 04:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, February 21, 1970 | 08:19 |
The Moon around February 17
More about this date
Tuesday, February 17, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 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.