Waxing · 1.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 21°
Moon age
1.1days
Moon phase on December 29, 1970Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, December 29, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 1.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.1 dMoon age
368,017 km228,675 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (21°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 29, 1970 is on Monday, January 11, 1971 at 13:20 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 28, 1970 at 10:43 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 28, 1970 | 10:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, January 4, 1971 | 04:55 |
The Moon around December 29
More about this date
Tuesday, December 29, 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.