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Moon phases May 1973

New moon
Wed 02 May
20:55 UTC
First quarter
Wed 09 May
12:07 UTC
Full · Flower
Thu 17 May
04:58 UTC
Last quarter
Fri 25 May
08:40 UTC

In May 1973 the primary moon phases are the New Moon on Wednesday, May 2 at 20:55 UTC, the First Quarter on Wednesday, May 9 at 12:07 UTC, the Full Moon on Thursday, May 17 at 04:58 UTC and the Last Quarter on Friday, May 25 at 08:40 UTC. The full moon is the Flower Moon.

01 Waning Crescent, 3% lit 3% 02New New Moon, 0% lit 0%20:55 03 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 04 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 05 Waxing Crescent, 10% lit 10% 06 Waxing Crescent, 18% lit 18% 07 Waxing Crescent, 28% lit 28% 08 Waxing Crescent, 39% lit 39% 09First Q First Quarter, 50% lit 50%12:07 10 Waxing Gibbous, 61% lit 61% 11 Waxing Gibbous, 71% lit 71% 12 Waxing Gibbous, 80% lit 80% 13 Waxing Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 14 Waxing Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 15 Waxing Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 16 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 17Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%04:58 18 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 19 Waning Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 20 Waning Gibbous, 91% lit 91% 21 Waning Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 22 Waning Gibbous, 77% lit 77% 23 Waning Gibbous, 68% lit 68% 24 Waning Gibbous, 59% lit 59% 25Last Q Last Quarter, 49% lit 49%08:40 26 Waning Crescent, 38% lit 38% 27 Waning Crescent, 28% lit 28% 28 Waning Crescent, 19% lit 19% 29 Waning Crescent, 11% lit 11% 30 Waning Crescent, 4% lit 4% 31 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1%

Exact phase times

May 1973 has four primary moon phases: the New Moon on May 2, the First Quarter on May 9, the Full Moon on May 17 and the Last Quarter on May 25.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
New MoonWednesday, May 2, 197320:55
First QuarterWednesday, May 9, 197312:07
Full MoonThursday, May 17, 197304:58
Last QuarterFriday, May 25, 197308:40

Thursday, May 17, 1973: Flower Moon, 403,985 km from Earth. Micromoon

Full moons · 1973

Twelve full moons, three super

18 Jan Wolf penumbral eclipse 17 Feb Snow 18 Mar Worm 17 Apr Pink 17 May Flower Micromoon 15 Jun Straw­berry penumbral eclipse 15 Jul Buck penumbral eclipse 14 Aug Sturgeon 12 Sept Harvest 12 Oct Hunter’s 10 Nov Beaver Supermoon 10 Dec Cold partial eclipse