Waxing · 53.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 24°
First Quarter at
04:07UTC
Moon phase on June 12, 1970First Quarter
On Friday, June 12, 1970, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.3% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.3%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
400,301 km248,735 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (25°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 12, 1970 is on Friday, June 19, 1970 at 12:27 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 4, 1970 at 02:21 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, June 4, 1970 | 02:21 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, June 12, 1970 | 04:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, June 19, 1970 | 12:27 |
The Moon around June 12
More about this date
Friday, June 12, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 4, 1970 to the new moon of July 3, 1970, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 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.