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The Moon on Thursday, February 19, 1970: Waxing Gibbous, 97% lit

Waxing · 96.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 10°

Moon age

13.2days

Moon phase on February 19, 1970Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 19 February 1970406,076 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 19, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.9% of its visible face lit, 13.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

96.9%Illumination at noon UTC
13.2 dMoon age
406,076 km252,324 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 19, 1970 is on Saturday, February 21, 1970 at 08:19 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 6, 1970 at 07:13 UTC, 13 days earlier.

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

The Moon around February 19

More about this date

Thursday, February 19, 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.