Waning · 99.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 29°
Full Moon at
10:07UTC
Moon phase on February 17, 1973Full Moon
On Saturday, February 17, 1973, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.1 dMoon age
376,064 km233,675 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (30°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Snow Moon, 375,762 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 17, 1973 is on Saturday, February 17, 1973 at 10:07 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 3, 1973 at 09:23 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, February 10, 1973 | 14:05 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Saturday, February 17, 1973 | 10:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, February 25, 1973 | 03:10 |
The Moon around February 17
More about this date
Saturday, February 17, 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.