Waning · 52.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 04°
Last Quarter at
17:18UTC
Moon phase on April 28, 1970Last Quarter
On Tuesday, April 28, 1970, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.7% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
52.7%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
370,216 km230,041 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (5°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 28, 1970 is on Tuesday, April 21, 1970 at 16:21 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 5, 1970 at 14:51 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 21, 1970 | 16:21 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, April 28, 1970 | 17:18 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 5, 1970 | 14:51 |
The Moon around April 28
More about this date
Tuesday, April 28, 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.