Waning · 46.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 02°
Last Quarter at
02:48UTC
Moon phase on October 22, 1970Last Quarter
On Thursday, October 22, 1970, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.5% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.5%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
401,352 km249,389 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (3°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 22, 1970 is on Wednesday, October 14, 1970 at 20:21 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 30, 1970 at 06:28 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 14, 1970 | 20:21 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, October 22, 1970 | 02:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, October 30, 1970 | 06:28 |
The Moon around October 22
More about this date
Thursday, October 22, 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.