Waxing · 4.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 01°
Moon age
1.7days
Moon phase on July 31, 1973Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, July 31, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.2% of its visible face lit, 1.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.2%Illumination at noon UTC
1.7 dMoon age
368,769 km229,142 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (1°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 31, 1973 is on Tuesday, August 14, 1973 at 02:17 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 29, 1973 at 18:59 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, July 29, 1973 | 18:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, August 5, 1973 | 22:27 |
The Moon around July 31
More about this date
Tuesday, July 31, 1973 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 29, 1973 to the new moon of August 28, 1973, a cycle of 29.35 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.