Waning · 99.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 04°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on July 16, 1973Waning Gibbous
On Monday, July 16, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.0% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.0%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
401,458 km249,455 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (5°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 1973 is on Sunday, July 15, 1973 at 11:56 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 29, 1973 at 18:59 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, July 15, 1973 | 11:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, July 23, 1973 | 03:58 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Monday, July 16, 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.