Waning · 38.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 21°
Moon age
22.8days
Moon phase on January 27, 1973Waning Crescent
On Saturday, January 27, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 38.4% of its visible face lit, 22.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
38.4%Illumination at noon UTC
22.8 dMoon age
404,122 km251,110 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (21°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 27, 1973 is on Thursday, January 18, 1973 at 21:28 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 3, 1973 at 09:23 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, January 26, 1973 | 06:05 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, February 3, 1973 | 09:23 |
The Moon around January 27
More about this date
Saturday, January 27, 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.