Waning · 55.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 00°
Last Quarter at
22:32UTC
Moon phase on May 27, 1970Last Quarter
On Wednesday, May 27, 1970, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 55.1% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
55.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
369,712 km229,728 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (0°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 1970 is on Thursday, May 21, 1970 at 03:38 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 4, 1970 at 02:21 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, May 21, 1970 | 03:38 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, May 27, 1970 | 22:32 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, June 4, 1970 | 02:21 |
The Moon around May 27
More about this date
Wednesday, May 27, 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.