Waning · 37.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 14°
Moon age
22.9days
Moon phase on October 23, 1970Waning Crescent
On Friday, October 23, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 37.1% of its visible face lit, 22.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
37.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.9 dMoon age
403,709 km250,853 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1970 is on Wednesday, October 14, 1970 at 20:21 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 30, 1970 at 06:28 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 22, 1970 | 02:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, October 30, 1970 | 06:28 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Friday, October 23, 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.