Waning · 0.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 12°
New Moon at
15:43UTC
Moon phase on January 4, 1973New Moon
On Thursday, January 4, 1973, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.0% 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 .
0.0%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
401,047 km249,199 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (12°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 4, 1973 is on Thursday, January 18, 1973 at 21:28 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 4, 1973 at 15:43 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 27, 1972 | 10:28 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, January 4, 1973 | 15:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 12, 1973 | 05:27 |
The Moon around January 4
More about this date
Thursday, January 4, 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.