Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°
Full Moon at
21:03UTC
Moon phase on December 12, 1970Full Moon
On Saturday, December 12, 1970, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 13.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
13.6 dMoon age
383,323 km238,186 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 384,746 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 1970 is on Saturday, December 12, 1970 at 21:03 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, November 28, 1970 at 21:14 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 5, 1970 | 20:36 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, December 12, 1970 | 21:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 20, 1970 | 21:09 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Saturday, December 12, 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.