Waning · 92.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 02°
Moon age
17.9days
Moon phase on May 23, 1970Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, May 23, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 92.8% of its visible face lit, 17.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
92.8%Illumination at noon UTC
17.9 dMoon age
369,476 km229,581 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (3°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1970 is on Thursday, May 21, 1970 at 03:38 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 4, 1970 at 02:21 UTC, 12 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 23
More about this date
Saturday, May 23, 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.