Waning · 86.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°
Moon age
18.0days
Moon phase on April 21, 1973Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, April 21, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.2% of its visible face lit, 18.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
86.2%Illumination at noon UTC
18.0 dMoon age
404,969 km251,636 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (15°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1973 is on Tuesday, April 17, 1973 at 13:51 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 2, 1973 at 20:55 UTC, 11 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 21
More about this date
Saturday, April 21, 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.