Waxing · 34.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 24°
Moon age
5.6days
Moon phase on December 4, 1970Waxing Crescent
On Friday, December 4, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 34.9% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
34.9%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
370,379 km230,143 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (24°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 4, 1970 is on Saturday, December 12, 1970 at 21:03 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 28, 1970 at 21:14 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, November 28, 1970 | 21:14 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, December 5, 1970 | 20:36 |
The Moon around December 4
More about this date
Friday, December 4, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 28, 1970 to the new moon of December 28, 1970, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.