Waxing · 45.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 07°
First Quarter at
22:27UTC
Moon phase on August 5, 1973First Quarter
On Sunday, August 5, 1973, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.8% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.8%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
396,258 km246,223 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (8°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1973 is on Tuesday, August 14, 1973 at 02:17 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 29, 1973 at 18:59 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, July 29, 1973 | 18:59 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Sunday, August 5, 1973 | 22:27 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 14, 1973 | 02:17 |
The Moon around August 5
More about this date
Sunday, August 5, 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 August 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.