Waning · 3.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°
Moon age
27.8days
Moon phase on February 1, 1973Waning Crescent
On Thursday, February 1, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.6% of its visible face lit, 27.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.6%Illumination at noon UTC
27.8 dMoon age
397,713 km247,127 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (21°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 1, 1973 is on Thursday, January 18, 1973 at 21:28 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 3, 1973 at 09:23 UTC, 2 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 February 1
More about this date
Thursday, February 1, 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 February 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.