Waxing · 50.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 23°
First Quarter at
10:26UTC
Moon phase on May 13, 1970First Quarter
On Wednesday, May 13, 1970, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.7% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
403,994 km251,030 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (23°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 13, 1970 is on Thursday, May 21, 1970 at 03:38 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 5, 1970 at 14:51 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, May 5, 1970 | 14:51 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, May 13, 1970 | 10:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 21, 1970 | 03:38 |
The Moon around May 13
More about this date
Wednesday, May 13, 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.