Waning · 5.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 15°
Moon age
27.5days
Moon phase on April 1, 1973Waning Crescent
On Sunday, April 1, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.2% of its visible face lit, 27.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.2%Illumination at noon UTC
27.5 dMoon age
378,295 km235,062 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (16°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 1, 1973 is on Sunday, March 18, 1973 at 23:34 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 3, 1973 at 11:45 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, March 26, 1973 | 23:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, April 3, 1973 | 11:45 |
The Moon around April 1
More about this date
Sunday, April 1, 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 April 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.