Waxing · 37.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
6.1days
Moon phase on February 9, 1973Waxing Crescent
On Friday, February 9, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 37.9% of its visible face lit, 6.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
37.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.1 dMoon age
373,084 km231,823 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 9, 1973 is on Saturday, February 17, 1973 at 10:07 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 3, 1973 at 09:23 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, February 3, 1973 | 09:23 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, February 10, 1973 | 14:05 |
The Moon around February 9
More about this date
Friday, February 9, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 3, 1973 to the new moon of March 5, 1973, a cycle of 29.61 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.
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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.