Waxing · 88.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 07°
Moon age
11.7days
Moon phase on August 10, 1973Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 10, 1973, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 88.3% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
88.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
404,452 km251,315 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (8°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 10, 1973 is on Tuesday, August 14, 1973 at 02:17 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 29, 1973 at 18:59 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, August 5, 1973 | 22:27 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 14, 1973 | 02:17 |
The Moon around August 10
More about this date
Friday, August 10, 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.
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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.