Waning · 96.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 20°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on April 19, 1973Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, April 19, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.4% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.4%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
402,125 km249,869 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (21°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 19, 1973 is on Tuesday, April 17, 1973 at 13:51 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 2, 1973 at 20:55 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 17, 1973 | 13:51 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 25, 1973 | 17:59 |
The Moon around April 19
More about this date
Thursday, April 19, 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.