Waxing · 93.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 25°
Moon age
11.5days
Moon phase on March 16, 1973Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, March 16, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.0% of its visible face lit, 11.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.0%Illumination at noon UTC
11.5 dMoon age
378,662 km235,289 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (25°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1973 is on Sunday, March 18, 1973 at 23:34 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 5, 1973 at 00:08 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 11, 1973 | 21:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, March 18, 1973 | 23:34 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Friday, March 16, 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.