Waning · 1.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 21°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on August 30, 1970Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 30, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.8% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
406,329 km252,481 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (21°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 30, 1970 is on Monday, August 17, 1970 at 03:15 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 31, 1970 at 22:01 UTC, 1 day 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 30
More about this date
Sunday, August 30, 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.