Waning · 16.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 15°
Moon age
25.3days
Moon phase on August 27, 1970Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 27, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.7% of its visible face lit, 25.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.7%Illumination at noon UTC
25.3 dMoon age
401,715 km249,614 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (16°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 27, 1970 is on Monday, August 17, 1970 at 03:15 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 31, 1970 at 22:01 UTC, 4 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 27
More about this date
Thursday, August 27, 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.