Waning · 7.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 11°
Moon age
27.1days
Moon phase on March 2, 1973Waning Crescent
On Friday, March 2, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.0% of its visible face lit, 27.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.0%Illumination at noon UTC
27.1 dMoon age
390,805 km242,835 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (11°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 2, 1973 is on Saturday, February 17, 1973 at 10:07 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 5, 1973 at 00:08 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 25, 1973 | 03:10 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, March 5, 1973 | 00:08 |
The Moon around March 2
More about this date
Friday, March 2, 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 March 1973, or the whole moon calendar 1973.
- The same date one year apart: 1972 · 1974.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.