Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 26°
Full Moon at
13:51UTC
Moon phase on April 17, 1973Full Moon
On Tuesday, April 17, 1973, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
396,905 km246,625 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (26°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Pink Moon, 397,134 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1973 is on Tuesday, April 17, 1973 at 13:51 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 3, 1973 at 11:45 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 10, 1973 | 04:28 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, April 17, 1973 | 13:51 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 25, 1973 | 17:59 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Tuesday, April 17, 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.
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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.