Waxing · 7.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 18°
Moon age
2.5days
Moon phase on March 7, 1973Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, March 7, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.8% of its visible face lit, 2.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.8%Illumination at noon UTC
2.5 dMoon age
372,409 km231,404 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (19°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 7, 1973 is on Sunday, March 18, 1973 at 23:34 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 5, 1973 at 00:08 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, March 5, 1973 | 00:08 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 11, 1973 | 21:26 |
The Moon around March 7
More about this date
Wednesday, March 7, 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.
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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.