Waxing · 96.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 07°
Moon age
13.9days
Moon phase on May 19, 1970Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 19, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.6% of its visible face lit, 13.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.6%Illumination at noon UTC
13.9 dMoon age
383,314 km238,180 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (7°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 19, 1970 is on Thursday, May 21, 1970 at 03:38 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 5, 1970 at 14:51 UTC, 14 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 19
More about this date
Tuesday, May 19, 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.