Waxing · 85.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 11°
Moon age
11.9days
Moon phase on May 17, 1970Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, May 17, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.5% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
392,772 km244,057 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (11°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 17, 1970 is on Thursday, May 21, 1970 at 03:38 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 5, 1970 at 14:51 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 13, 1970 | 10:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 21, 1970 | 03:38 |
The Moon around May 17
More about this date
Sunday, May 17, 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.
- 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.