Waxing · 89.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
11.1days
Moon phase on February 14, 1973Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, February 14, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.3% of its visible face lit, 11.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.1 dMoon age
368,608 km229,043 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 14, 1973 is on Saturday, February 17, 1973 at 10:07 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 3, 1973 at 09:23 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, February 10, 1973 | 14:05 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, February 17, 1973 | 10:07 |
The Moon around February 14
More about this date
Wednesday, February 14, 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.