Waning · 42.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 14°
Moon age
23.0days
Moon phase on April 26, 1973Waning Crescent
On Thursday, April 26, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.7% of its visible face lit, 23.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.7%Illumination at noon UTC
23.0 dMoon age
394,165 km244,923 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 26, 1973 is on Tuesday, April 17, 1973 at 13:51 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 2, 1973 at 20:55 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 25, 1973 | 17:59 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, May 2, 1973 | 20:55 |
The Moon around April 26
More about this date
Thursday, April 26, 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.