Waxing · 97.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 08°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on March 17, 1973Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, March 17, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.4% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
381,757 km237,213 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (9°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1973 is on Sunday, March 18, 1973 at 23:34 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 5, 1973 at 00:08 UTC, 12 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 17
More about this date
Saturday, March 17, 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.