Waning · 97.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 11°
Moon age
15.6days
Moon phase on December 14, 1970Waning Gibbous
On Monday, December 14, 1970, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
391,226 km243,097 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (12°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 14, 1970 is on Saturday, December 12, 1970 at 21:03 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 28, 1970 at 10:43 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, December 12, 1970 | 21:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 20, 1970 | 21:09 |
The Moon around December 14
More about this date
Monday, December 14, 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.