Waning · 4.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 18°
Moon age
27.6days
Moon phase on January 2, 1973Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, January 2, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.3% of its visible face lit, 27.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.6 dMoon age
404,846 km251,560 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (18°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 1973 is on Wednesday, December 20, 1972 at 09:45 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 4, 1973 at 15:43 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 27, 1972 | 10:28 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, January 4, 1973 | 15:43 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Tuesday, January 2, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 5, 1972 to the new moon of January 4, 1973, a cycle of 29.80 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1973, or the whole moon calendar 1973.
- The same date one year apart: 1972 · 1974.
- 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.