Waning · 99.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 04°
Full Moon at
03:38UTC
Moon phase on May 21, 1970Full Moon
On Thursday, May 21, 1970, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
374,819 km232,902 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (5°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 376,119 km from Earth. Blue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 21, 1970 is on Thursday, May 21, 1970 at 03:38 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 4, 1970 at 02:21 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 13, 1970 | 10:26 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, May 21, 1970 | 03:38 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 27, 1970 | 22:32 |
The Moon around May 21
More about this date
Thursday, May 21, 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.