Waning · 17.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 22°
Moon age
25.8days
Moon phase on April 2, 1970Waning Crescent
On Thursday, April 2, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.7% of its visible face lit, 25.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.7%Illumination at noon UTC
25.8 dMoon age
365,421 km227,062 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (23°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 2, 1970 is on Monday, March 23, 1970 at 01:53 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 6, 1970 at 04:09 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, March 30, 1970 | 11:05 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, April 6, 1970 | 04:09 |
The Moon around April 2
More about this date
Thursday, April 2, 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 April 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.