Waxing · 31.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 20°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on July 5, 1973Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, July 5, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.1% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
31.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
380,415 km236,379 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (21°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 5, 1973 is on Sunday, July 15, 1973 at 11:56 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 30, 1973 at 11:39 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, June 30, 1973 | 11:39 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, July 7, 1973 | 08:26 |
The Moon around July 5
More about this date
Thursday, July 5, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 30, 1973 to the new moon of July 29, 1973, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.