Waning · 2.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on July 28, 1973Waning Crescent
On Saturday, July 28, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.5% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
360,605 km224,069 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 28, 1973 is on Sunday, July 15, 1973 at 11:56 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 29, 1973 at 18:59 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, July 23, 1973 | 03:58 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, July 29, 1973 | 18:59 |
The Moon around July 28
More about this date
Saturday, July 28, 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.