Waxing · 83.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 08°
Moon age
11.3days
Moon phase on April 17, 1970Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, April 17, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 83.4% of its visible face lit, 11.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
83.4%Illumination at noon UTC
11.3 dMoon age
401,560 km249,518 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (9°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1970 is on Tuesday, April 21, 1970 at 16:21 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 6, 1970 at 04:09 UTC, 11 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 17
More about this date
Friday, April 17, 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.
- 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.