Waning · 1.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 29°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on May 4, 1970Waning Crescent
On Monday, May 4, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
376,129 km233,716 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (29°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 4, 1970 is on Tuesday, April 21, 1970 at 16:21 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 5, 1970 at 14:51 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 28, 1970 | 17:18 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 5, 1970 | 14:51 |
The Moon around May 4
More about this date
Monday, May 4, 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 May 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.