Waxing · 53.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 18°
First Quarter at
04:43UTC
Moon phase on October 8, 1970First Quarter
On Thursday, October 8, 1970, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.5% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.5%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
373,780 km232,256 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (19°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 8, 1970 is on Wednesday, October 14, 1970 at 20:21 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, September 30, 1970 at 14:32 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, September 30, 1970 | 14:32 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, October 8, 1970 | 04:43 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 14, 1970 | 20:21 |
The Moon around October 8
More about this date
Thursday, October 8, 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.
- 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.