Waxing · 99.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 20°
Moon age
14.9days
Moon phase on May 20, 1970Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, May 20, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 14.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
14.9 dMoon age
378,782 km235,364 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (21°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 20, 1970 is on Thursday, May 21, 1970 at 03:38 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 4, 1970 at 02:21 UTC, 15 days later.
| 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 20
More about this date
Wednesday, May 20, 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.