Waxing · 42.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 04°
Moon age
6.9days
Moon phase on October 7, 1970Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, October 7, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.5% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
378,097 km234,939 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (5°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 7, 1970 is on Wednesday, October 14, 1970 at 20:21 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 30, 1970 at 14:32 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, September 30, 1970 | 14:32 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 8, 1970 | 04:43 |
The Moon around October 7
More about this date
Wednesday, October 7, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 30, 1970 to the new moon of October 30, 1970, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.