Waning · 2.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 18°
Moon age
27.9days
Moon phase on July 31, 1970Waning Crescent
On Friday, July 31, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.9% of its visible face lit, 27.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.9%Illumination at noon UTC
27.9 dMoon age
402,474 km250,085 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (19°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 31, 1970 is on Saturday, July 18, 1970 at 19:59 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 2, 1970 at 05:58 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, July 25, 1970 | 11:00 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, August 2, 1970 | 05:58 |
The Moon around July 31
More about this date
Friday, July 31, 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.