Waxing · 9.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 17°
Moon age
3.3days
Moon phase on August 5, 1970Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 5, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.2% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
9.2%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
405,373 km251,887 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (18°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1970 is on Monday, August 17, 1970 at 03:15 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 2, 1970 at 05:58 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, August 2, 1970 | 05:58 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 10, 1970 | 08:50 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Wednesday, August 5, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 2, 1970 to the new moon of August 31, 1970, a cycle of 29.67 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.