Waning · 95.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on February 23, 1970Waning Gibbous
On Monday, February 23, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.8% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.8%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
399,542 km248,264 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (28°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1970 is on Saturday, February 21, 1970 at 08:19 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 7, 1970 at 17:43 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, February 21, 1970 | 08:19 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 1, 1970 | 02:33 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Monday, February 23, 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.