Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 07°
New Moon at
10:43UTC
Moon phase on December 28, 1970New Moon
On Monday, December 28, 1970, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
370,970 km230,510 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (7°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 28, 1970 is on Monday, January 11, 1971 at 13:20 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 28, 1970 at 10:43 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 20, 1970 | 21:09 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, December 28, 1970 | 10:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, January 4, 1971 | 04:55 |
The Moon around December 28
More about this date
Monday, December 28, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 28, 1970 to the new moon of January 26, 1971, a cycle of 29.51 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.