Waning · 39.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 12°
Moon age
22.6days
Moon phase on September 23, 1970Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, September 23, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 39.4% of its visible face lit, 22.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
39.4%Illumination at noon UTC
22.6 dMoon age
398,474 km247,600 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (12°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 23, 1970 is on Tuesday, September 15, 1970 at 11:09 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 30, 1970 at 14:32 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, September 22, 1970 | 09:42 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 30, 1970 | 14:32 |
The Moon around September 23
More about this date
Wednesday, September 23, 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.