Waning · 24.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 03°
Moon age
24.3days
Moon phase on August 26, 1970Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 26, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 24.6% of its visible face lit, 24.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
24.6%Illumination at noon UTC
24.3 dMoon age
398,475 km247,601 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (4°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 26, 1970 is on Monday, August 17, 1970 at 03:15 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 31, 1970 at 22:01 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 23, 1970 | 20:35 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 31, 1970 | 22:01 |
The Moon around August 26
More about this date
Wednesday, August 26, 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.