Waning · 93.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 21°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on August 16, 1973Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 16, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 93.9% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
93.9%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
388,491 km241,397 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (22°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1973 is on Tuesday, August 14, 1973 at 02:17 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 28, 1973 at 03:25 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 14, 1973 | 02:17 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 21, 1973 | 10:22 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Thursday, August 16, 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.