Waning · 84.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 14°
Moon age
18.3days
Moon phase on August 20, 1970Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 20, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 84.0% of its visible face lit, 18.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
84.0%Illumination at noon UTC
18.3 dMoon age
366,297 km227,606 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (14°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 20, 1970 is on Monday, August 17, 1970 at 03:15 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 31, 1970 at 22:01 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, August 17, 1970 | 03:15 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 23, 1970 | 20:35 |
The Moon around August 20
More about this date
Thursday, August 20, 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.