Waxing · 92.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on July 12, 1973Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, July 12, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.1% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
92.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
405,820 km252,165 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (17°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 12, 1973 is on Sunday, July 15, 1973 at 11:56 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, June 30, 1973 at 11:39 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, July 7, 1973 | 08:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, July 15, 1973 | 11:56 |
The Moon around July 12
More about this date
Thursday, July 12, 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.
- 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.