Waxing · 92.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Moon age
12.9days
Moon phase on July 16, 1970Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, July 16, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.2% of its visible face lit, 12.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
92.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.9 dMoon age
368,696 km229,097 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 1970 is on Saturday, July 18, 1970 at 19:59 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 3, 1970 at 15:18 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, July 11, 1970 | 19:43 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, July 18, 1970 | 19:59 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Thursday, July 16, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 3, 1970 to the new moon of August 2, 1970, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.