Waning · 96.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 25°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on April 23, 1970Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, April 23, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.1% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.1%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
380,447 km236,399 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (25°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 23, 1970 is on Tuesday, April 21, 1970 at 16:21 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 5, 1970 at 14:51 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 21, 1970 | 16:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 28, 1970 | 17:18 |
The Moon around April 23
More about this date
Thursday, April 23, 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.