Waning · 96.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 15°
Moon age
15.9days
Moon phase on October 16, 1970Waning Gibbous
On Friday, October 16, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.1% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.1%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
370,850 km230,436 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (15°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1970 is on Wednesday, October 14, 1970 at 20:21 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 30, 1970 at 06:28 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 14, 1970 | 20:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 22, 1970 | 02:48 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Friday, October 16, 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.