Waxing · 49.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
First Quarter at
14:05UTC
Moon phase on February 10, 1973First Quarter
On Saturday, February 10, 1973, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.1% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
371,103 km230,593 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 10, 1973 is on Saturday, February 17, 1973 at 10:07 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 3, 1973 at 09:23 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, February 3, 1973 | 09:23 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, February 10, 1973 | 14:05 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, February 17, 1973 | 10:07 |
The Moon around February 10
More about this date
Saturday, February 10, 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.