Waning · 91.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 05°
Moon age
16.8days
Moon phase on January 21, 1973Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, January 21, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 91.3% of its visible face lit, 16.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
91.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.8 dMoon age
377,563 km234,607 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (6°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1973 is on Thursday, January 18, 1973 at 21:28 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 3, 1973 at 09:23 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, January 18, 1973 | 21:28 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, January 26, 1973 | 06:05 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Sunday, January 21, 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.