Waning · 99.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 29°
Full Moon at
03:15UTC
Moon phase on August 17, 1970Full Moon
On Monday, August 17, 1970, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
357,105 km221,895 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (29°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 357,075 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the yearPartial lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1970 is on Monday, August 17, 1970 at 03:15 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 31, 1970 at 22:01 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 10, 1970 | 08:50 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, August 17, 1970 | 03:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 23, 1970 | 20:35 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Monday, August 17, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.