Waxing · 51.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 19°
First Quarter at
08:50UTC
Moon phase on August 10, 1970First Quarter
On Monday, August 10, 1970, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.5% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.5%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
387,477 km240,767 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 10, 1970 is on Monday, August 17, 1970 at 03:15 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 2, 1970 at 05:58 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, August 2, 1970 | 05:58 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, August 10, 1970 | 08:50 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, August 17, 1970 | 03:15 |
The Moon around August 10
More about this date
Monday, August 10, 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.