Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 24°
Moon age
14.8days
Moon phase on March 22, 1970Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, March 22, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
398,707 km247,745 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (25°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 22, 1970 is on Monday, March 23, 1970 at 01:53 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 6, 1970 at 04:09 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, March 14, 1970 | 21:16 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, March 23, 1970 | 01:53 |
The Moon around March 22
More about this date
Sunday, March 22, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 7, 1970 to the new moon of April 6, 1970, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1970, or the whole moon calendar 1970.
- The same date one year apart: 1969 · 1971.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.