Waxing · 97.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 08°
Moon age
12.8days
Moon phase on January 17, 1973Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 17, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.3% of its visible face lit, 12.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.8 dMoon age
362,780 km225,421 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (8°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 1973 is on Thursday, January 18, 1973 at 21:28 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 4, 1973 at 15:43 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, January 12, 1973 | 05:27 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, January 18, 1973 | 21:28 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Wednesday, January 17, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.