Waxing · 14.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 02°
Moon age
3.8days
Moon phase on January 8, 1973Waxing Crescent
On Monday, January 8, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.2% of its visible face lit, 3.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.2%Illumination at noon UTC
3.8 dMoon age
388,889 km241,645 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (2°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 8, 1973 is on Thursday, January 18, 1973 at 21:28 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 4, 1973 at 15:43 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, January 4, 1973 | 15:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 12, 1973 | 05:27 |
The Moon around January 8
More about this date
Monday, January 8, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 4, 1973 to the new moon of February 3, 1973, a cycle of 29.74 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.