Waxing · 53.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 25°
First Quarter at
05:27UTC
Moon phase on January 12, 1973First Quarter
On Friday, January 12, 1973, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.2% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
373,245 km231,924 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (26°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 12, 1973 is on Thursday, January 18, 1973 at 21:28 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 4, 1973 at 15:43 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, January 4, 1973 | 15:43 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, January 12, 1973 | 05:27 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, January 18, 1973 | 21:28 |
The Moon around January 12
More about this date
Friday, January 12, 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.