Waxing · 95.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 01°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on April 15, 1973Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, April 15, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 95.5% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
95.5%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
390,536 km242,667 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (1°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 15, 1973 is on Tuesday, April 17, 1973 at 13:51 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 3, 1973 at 11:45 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 10, 1973 | 04:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, April 17, 1973 | 13:51 |
The Moon around April 15
More about this date
Sunday, April 15, 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.