Waning · 8.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 08°
Moon age
26.8days
Moon phase on January 31, 1973Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, January 31, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.1% of its visible face lit, 26.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.1%Illumination at noon UTC
26.8 dMoon age
400,700 km248,984 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (9°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 1973 is on Thursday, January 18, 1973 at 21:28 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 3, 1973 at 09:23 UTC, 3 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 31
More about this date
Wednesday, January 31, 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.