Waxing · 0.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 21°
New Moon at
00:08UTC
Moon phase on March 5, 1973New Moon
On Monday, March 5, 1973, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 0.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
0.5 dMoon age
378,109 km234,946 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (21°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 1973 is on Sunday, March 18, 1973 at 23:34 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 5, 1973 at 00:08 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 25, 1973 | 03:10 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, March 5, 1973 | 00:08 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 11, 1973 | 21:26 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Monday, March 5, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 5, 1973 to the new moon of April 3, 1973, a cycle of 29.48 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.