Waxing · 98.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 15°
Moon age
13.1days
Moon phase on February 16, 1973Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, February 16, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.9% of its visible face lit, 13.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.9%Illumination at noon UTC
13.1 dMoon age
372,598 km231,522 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (16°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 1973 is on Saturday, February 17, 1973 at 10:07 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 3, 1973 at 09:23 UTC, 13 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 16
More about this date
Friday, February 16, 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.