Waning · 0.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 00°
Moon age
28.9days
Moon phase on August 1, 1970Waning Crescent
On Saturday, August 1, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.6% of its visible face lit, 28.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.9 dMoon age
404,366 km251,261 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (1°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 1, 1970 is on Saturday, July 18, 1970 at 19:59 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 2, 1970 at 05:58 UTC, 1 day 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 August 1
More about this date
Saturday, August 1, 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 August 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.