Waning · 92.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 02°
Moon age
17.0days
Moon phase on April 20, 1973Waning Gibbous
On Friday, April 20, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 92.1% of its visible face lit, 17.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
92.1%Illumination at noon UTC
17.0 dMoon age
403,934 km250,993 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (3°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 20, 1973 is on Tuesday, April 17, 1973 at 13:51 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 2, 1973 at 20:55 UTC, 12 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 20
More about this date
Friday, April 20, 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.