Waning · 87.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
17.6days
Moon phase on September 18, 1970Waning Gibbous
On Friday, September 18, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.2% of its visible face lit, 17.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.6 dMoon age
370,310 km230,100 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 18, 1970 is on Tuesday, September 15, 1970 at 11:09 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 30, 1970 at 14:32 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, September 15, 1970 | 11:09 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 22, 1970 | 09:42 |
The Moon around September 18
More about this date
Friday, September 18, 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.
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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.