Waning · 74.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 28°
Moon age
19.3days
Moon phase on August 21, 1970Waning Gibbous
On Friday, August 21, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 74.7% of its visible face lit, 19.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
74.7%Illumination at noon UTC
19.3 dMoon age
371,846 km231,054 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (28°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1970 is on Monday, August 17, 1970 at 03:15 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 31, 1970 at 22:01 UTC, 10 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 21
More about this date
Friday, August 21, 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.