Waning · 10.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 00°
Moon age
26.6days
Moon phase on May 29, 1973Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, May 29, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 10.6% of its visible face lit, 26.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
10.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.6 dMoon age
366,122 km227,498 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (0°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 29, 1973 is on Thursday, May 17, 1973 at 04:58 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, June 1, 1973 at 04:34 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, May 25, 1973 | 08:40 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, June 1, 1973 | 04:34 |
The Moon around May 29
More about this date
Tuesday, May 29, 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.
- 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.