Waning · 98.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 13°
Moon age
15.1days
Moon phase on February 18, 1973Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, February 18, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
380,301 km236,308 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (13°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 18, 1973 is on Saturday, February 17, 1973 at 10:07 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 5, 1973 at 00:08 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, February 17, 1973 | 10:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, February 25, 1973 | 03:10 |
The Moon around February 18
More about this date
Sunday, February 18, 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.