Waning · 97.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 19°
Moon age
16.8days
Moon phase on March 24, 1970Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, March 24, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.9% of its visible face lit, 16.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.9%Illumination at noon UTC
16.8 dMoon age
392,517 km243,898 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (20°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 24, 1970 is on Monday, March 23, 1970 at 01:53 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 6, 1970 at 04:09 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, March 23, 1970 | 01:53 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, March 30, 1970 | 11:05 |
The Moon around March 24
More about this date
Tuesday, March 24, 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.
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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.