Waxing · 60.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 02°
Moon age
7.6days
Moon phase on May 10, 1973Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 10, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 60.8% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
60.8%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
381,983 km237,353 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (2°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 10, 1973 is on Thursday, May 17, 1973 at 04:58 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 2, 1973 at 20:55 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 9, 1973 | 12:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 17, 1973 | 04:58 |
The Moon around May 10
More about this date
Thursday, May 10, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 2, 1973 to the new moon of June 1, 1973, a cycle of 29.32 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 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.