Waning · 49.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 29°
Last Quarter at
10:22UTC
Moon phase on August 21, 1973Last Quarter
On Tuesday, August 21, 1973, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.4% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
49.4%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
371,879 km231,075 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1973 is on Tuesday, August 14, 1973 at 02:17 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 28, 1973 at 03:25 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, August 14, 1973 | 02:17 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, August 21, 1973 | 10:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 28, 1973 | 03:25 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Tuesday, August 21, 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.