Waxing · 45.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°
First Quarter at
21:26UTC
Moon phase on March 11, 1973First Quarter
On Sunday, March 11, 1973, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.6% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
370,029 km229,925 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 11, 1973 is on Sunday, March 18, 1973 at 23:34 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 5, 1973 at 00:08 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, March 5, 1973 | 00:08 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, March 11, 1973 | 21:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, March 18, 1973 | 23:34 |
The Moon around March 11
More about this date
Sunday, March 11, 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.