Waning · 97.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 18°
Moon age
16.9days
Moon phase on May 22, 1970Waning Gibbous
On Friday, May 22, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.5% of its visible face lit, 16.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.9 dMoon age
371,669 km230,945 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (19°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 22, 1970 is on Thursday, May 21, 1970 at 03:38 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 4, 1970 at 02:21 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, May 21, 1970 | 03:38 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 27, 1970 | 22:32 |
The Moon around May 22
More about this date
Friday, May 22, 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.