Waxing · 46.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 08°
First Quarter at
20:36UTC
Moon phase on December 5, 1970First Quarter
On Saturday, December 5, 1970, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.0% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
370,268 km230,074 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (8°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1970 is on Saturday, December 12, 1970 at 21:03 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 28, 1970 at 21:14 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, November 28, 1970 | 21:14 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, December 5, 1970 | 20:36 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, December 12, 1970 | 21:03 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Saturday, December 5, 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.