Waning · 27.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°
Moon age
24.7days
Moon phase on August 23, 1973Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 23, 1973, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 27.2% of its visible face lit, 24.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
27.2%Illumination at noon UTC
24.7 dMoon age
366,970 km228,025 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (28°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1973 is on Tuesday, August 14, 1973 at 02:17 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, August 28, 1973 at 03:25 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 21, 1973 | 10:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 28, 1973 | 03:25 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Thursday, August 23, 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.