Waxing · 26.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 15°
Moon age
5.6days
Moon phase on September 6, 1970Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, September 6, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.8% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
26.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
392,583 km243,939 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (16°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 6, 1970 is on Tuesday, September 15, 1970 at 11:09 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 31, 1970 at 22:01 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 31, 1970 | 22:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 8, 1970 | 19:38 |
The Moon around September 6
More about this date
Sunday, September 6, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 31, 1970 to the new moon of September 30, 1970, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 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.