Waxing · 9.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 22°
Moon age
2.9days
Moon phase on May 8, 1970Waxing Crescent
On Friday, May 8, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.3% of its visible face lit, 2.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
9.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.9 dMoon age
392,595 km243,947 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (23°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 1970 is on Thursday, May 21, 1970 at 03:38 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 5, 1970 at 14:51 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 5, 1970 | 14:51 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 13, 1970 | 10:26 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Friday, May 8, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 5, 1970 to the new moon of June 4, 1970, a cycle of 29.48 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.
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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.