Waxing · 1.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 28°
Moon age
1.0days
Moon phase on April 4, 1973Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, April 4, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
366,644 km227,822 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (28°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 4, 1973 is on Tuesday, April 17, 1973 at 13:51 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 3, 1973 at 11:45 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 3, 1973 | 11:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 10, 1973 | 04:28 |
The Moon around April 4
More about this date
Wednesday, April 4, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 3, 1973 to the new moon of May 2, 1973, a cycle of 29.38 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.