Waxing · 67.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 15°
Moon age
9.3days
Moon phase on April 15, 1970Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 15, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 67.2% of its visible face lit, 9.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
67.2%Illumination at noon UTC
9.3 dMoon age
404,409 km251,288 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (15°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 15, 1970 is on Tuesday, April 21, 1970 at 16:21 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 6, 1970 at 04:09 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, April 13, 1970 | 15:44 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, April 21, 1970 | 16:21 |
The Moon around April 15
More about this date
Wednesday, April 15, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 6, 1970 to the new moon of May 5, 1970, a cycle of 29.45 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.
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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.